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. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
PROBLEM: (CNN) It was the second deadliest conflict in the world last year, but it hardly registered in the international headlines. As Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan dominated the news agenda, Mexico's drug wars claimed 23,000 lives during 2016 -- second only to Syria, where 50,000 people died as a result of the civil war. "This is all the more surprising, considering that the conflict deaths [in Mexico] are nearly all attributable to small arms," said John Chipman, chief executive and director-general of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), which issued its annual survey of armed conflict on Tuesday. "The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan claimed 17,000 and 16,000 lives respectively in 2016, although in lethality they were surpassed by conflicts in Mexico and Central America, which have received much less attention from the media and the international community," said Anastasia Voronkova, the editor of the survey.Mexican government disputes death toll, methodologyClashes between drug cartels killed more people than conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan 
 Questions:But there were 1,000 more deaths in _ last year than 2015 and 4,000 more in Iraq. (A) Syria (B) Iraq (C) Afghanistan (D) Mexico (E) John Chipman (F) International Institute for Strategic Studies (G) IISS (H) Central America (I) Anastasia Voronkova (J) Mexican

SOLUTION: (C)

PROBLEM: (CNN) Zika is here, in the USA. Fasten your seat belts because we're in for a bumpy ride. Local mosquitoes in the Miami area are carrying the Zika virus, and have infected at least four Floridians. In announcing this alarming news during a press conference Friday morning, Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, added a sharp warning: "This is not just a Florida issue. It's a national issue -- we just happen to be at the forefront." Now all the falderal typical of American outbreaks will commence: Political posturing, hysteria versus naysaying, conspiracy theories, demands for safety and care and a daily mounting toll of identified cases. And this year the hoopla will unfold against the background of one of the ugliest, most deeply divided election years in modern history.Four individuals in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have been infected with the Zika virus by local mosquitoesLaurie Garrett: Yes, we all know Washington is dysfunctional these days, but this is about the nation's babies 
 Questions:Florida has identified 386 _ cases so far, all acquired overseas or via sexual intercourse with a partner who traveled to a Zika-epidemic location: 55 of them are pregnant women. (A) CNN (B) Zika (C) USA (D) Miami (E) Floridians (F) Rick Scott (G) Republican (H) Florida (I) American (J) Dade (K) Broward (L) Laurie Garrett (M) Washington

SOLUTION: (B)

PROBLEM: Washington (CNN) Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says the Black Lives Matter movement is a "farce" and said Americans who hyphenate their racial backgrounds -- such as African-Americans and Asian-Americans -- "further divide our nation." "#‎BlackLivesMatter‬ is a farce and hyphenating America destroys us," the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee wrote on her Facebook page. "Shame on our culture's influencers who would stir contention and division that could lead to evil such as that in Dallas." "Shame on politicians and pundits giving credence to thugs rioting against police officers and the rule of law in the name of "'peaceful protests.' It is a farce. #BlackLivesMatter is a farce.""Shame on politicians and pundits giving credence to thugs rioting against police officers and the rule of law in the name of 'peaceful protests,'" Palin wrote"Self-descriptions that put any race in front of being an American are now used to further divide our nation," she wrote 
 Questions:Palin's comments come after a week in which five Dallas officers were shot and killed amid protests over the back-to-back police shooting deaths of two African-_ men by police earlier in the week. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Alaska (D) Sarah Palin (E) Black Lives Matter (F) Americans (G) African (H) Asian (I) Republican (J) Dallas (K) BlackLivesMatter (L) Palin

SOLUTION:
(F)