TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) President Donald Trump's endorsement and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's money carried their preferred candidate over the first hurdle in Alabama's Senate race Tuesday. But the results showed why the second hurdle will be much tougher to clear. Sen. Luther Strange, the national Republicans' preferred candidate, topped Rep. Mo Brooks to finish second Tuesday and advance to a runoff against controversial former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. But Moore was the clear first-place finisher, earning 39% of the vote, compared to 31% for Strange and 19% for Brooks, with 95% of precincts' results tallied. Moore and Strange will now face off in a September 26 runoff to determine who will face Doug Jones -- who cruised through Tuesday's Democratic primary -- in the December special election to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions' former seat.Roy Moore and Luther Strange will now face off in a September 26 runoffStrange, previously Alabama's attorney general, filled the seat in February 
 Question:Moore predicted that "the most negative campaign ads in the history of _" will be aired against him by pro-Strange groups, and said it's up to voters to reject them.

SOLUTION: Alabama

PROBLEM: (CNN) -- Budget-conscious travelers rejoice: Hostels aren't what they used to be. Forget cafeteria-style meals, windowless rooms and the college dormitory approach to decor. Think more along the lines of handcrafted cocktails by the pool, complimentary bike rentals and design so stylish you'd swear you were in a boutique hotel. In other words, the modern-day hostel will wow you. But get this -- they are still affordable. Plus, many offer the same amenities as hotels: private rooms, concierge service, Wi-Fi, restaurants, bars and more. Kex Hostel -- Reykjavik, Iceland Good things happen when a group of buddies, including filmmakers and former soccer players, get together to design a hostel inside an old biscuit factory.Kex Hostel in Reykjavik, Iceland, has a retro barbershopU Hostels' rooms are spacious, stylish and have a minimalist designThe terrace at Plus Florence has a 360-degree view of the Italian cityHi Whistler was built to house athletes during the 2010 Winter Olympics 
 Question:Their grand scheme: to create a place where locals and travelers could hang out, have beer and experience the awesome quirkiness of _.

SOLUTION: Reykjavik

PROBLEM: (CNN) Russian government officials discussed having potentially "derogatory" information about then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and some of his top aides in conversations intercepted by US intelligence during the 2016 election, according to two former intelligence officials and a congressional source. One source described the information as financial in nature and said the discussion centered on whether the Russians had leverage over Trump's inner circle. The source said the intercepted communications suggested to US intelligence that Russians believed "they had the ability to influence the administration through the derogatory information." OPINION: Trump, home all aloneBut the sources, privy to the descriptions of the communications written by US intelligence, cautioned the Russian claims to one another "could have been exaggerated or even made up" as part of a disinformation campaign that the Russians did during the election.The US intercepted discussions of Russian officials bragging about cultivating relationships with Trump campaign aidesSources caution the claims "could have been exaggerated or even made up" 
 Question:"The _ could be overstating their belief to influence," said one of the sources.

SOLUTION:
Russian