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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].
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The gunman who killed nine people last week at an Oregon college shot himself in front of his classmates after being wounded by two hero cops. Also revealed on Wednesday was that Umpqua Community College shooter Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, was discharged from the Army after attempting to commit suicide. Harper-Mercer was discharged after one month of basic training at Fort Jackson, in South Carolina, in 2008. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Army wouldn't disclose details of the 2008 suicide attempt but that it indicates Harper-Mercer was deeply troubled long before he opened fire on his classmates last Thursday.Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, shot himself in a classroom after being wounded by two hero cops who opened fireHarper-Mercer was discharged from the Army in 2008 for trying to commit suicideTodd Spingath was one of two officers to take down Oregon shooterHis partner and fellow vet, Joe Kaney, was identified earlier this weekThe pair have been hailed for preventing further potential devastationThey rushed into Umpqua Community College five minutes after alert 
 Question:At a Wednesday news conference, authorities said that two police officers in plainclothes were the first to confront Harper-_ after he began shooting at his morning writing class.
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Mercer


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Looking for some beach body inspiration to make sure you get noticed for the right reasons this summer? Experts have created the 'perfect beach body' made up of the celebrity features voted 'most desirable' by Brits. The 'perfect' female beach body is made up of Jessica Alba’s arms, Taylor Swift’s legs and the stomach of Geordie Shore’s Charlotte Crosby. Men, meanwhile, opted for Chris Hemsworth’s arms, Joe Manganiello’s abs and David Gandy’s legs. Scroll down for video The 'perfect' female beach body is made up of Jessica Alba's arms, Taylor Swift's legs and the stomach of Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby, while men's consists of Chris Hemsworth's arms, Joe Manganiello's abs and David Gandy's legsWomen chose 'perfect' celebrity features and an ideal body was mocked upAlso consists of Katy Perry's chest and Kate Hudson's beach hairMen love Chris Hemsworth's arms and David Gandy's legs 
 Question:When it came to hair, women love _'s beachy blonde locks.
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Kate Hudson


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An Alabama woman on trial for murder in her granddaughter's death called out the child's name time after time as the girl lay on the ground after collapsing, but didn't tell medics the girl had run for hours, according to evidence presented on Tuesday. Joyce Hardin Garrard, 49, is heard repeatedly calling the name of 9-year-old Savannah Hardin in the more than 11-minute 911 recording played in an otherwise silent courtroom. The child's stepmother, Jessica Mae Hardin, told the 911 operator the girl had a seizure. Garrard talked in the background. Jurors heard a 911 during which Joyce Hardin Garrard didn't tell medics that she had made the girl had run for hours and could also be heard asking for 'a smoke' while the child was unconsciousSavannah Hardin, 9, died three years ago from a seizure that occured while her grandmother Joyce Garrard, 49, was forcing her to run as punishmentGarrard is currently on trail and accused of murderWitness Jolie Jacobs testified that Savannah was crying and begging to stop before she collapsedShe also told the court that she heard Garrard striking the child and described as 'skin on skin'Jurors heard a 911 during which Garrard didn't tell medics that she had made the girl had run for hoursGarrard can also be heard on the recording asking for 'a smoke' while the child was unconscious 
 Question:'She was throwing up while she was trying to get water,' _ testified.
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Jolie Jacobs