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: Just 90 miles away, Cuba inevitably shares a long history with the United States, from conquistadors to the Spanish-American War to the Cold War. Here are some of the top moments in that history, even before the countries came into being. Old World meets New World Christopher Columbus lands on Cuba in 1492 and claims the island for Spain, leading the way for that country's conquistadors to explore the Caribbean and the part of the U.S. Southeast that's now Florida, among other parts of the Americas. Spanish-American War The United States helps Cuba win independence from Spain in a war between the European country and the Americans in 1898. In one of the more famous moments, Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up Cuba's Kettle Hill during the Battle of Santiago, and the so-called 1st Volunteer Cavalry become instant heroes.The United States helped Cuba win independence from Spain in 1898The new Republic of Cuba allows the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo in 1903U.S. comes to brink of nuclear war with Cuba and Soviet Union in 1962A custody battle over Elian Gonzalez becomes an international incident in 1999 
 Questions:The U.S. occupation of Cuba lasts until 1902, during which _ forces modernize the capital's infrastructure. (A) Cuba (B) United States (C) Spanish-American War (D) Cold War (E) Old World (F) New World (G) Christopher Columbus (H) Spain (I) Caribbean (J) U.S. Southeast (K) Florida (L) Americas (M) European (N) Theodore Roosevelt (O) Rough Riders (P) Kettle Hill (Q) Battle of Santiago (R) Volunteer Cavalry (S) Republic of Cuba (T) Guantanamo (U) Soviet Union (V) Elian Gonzalez

SOLUTION: (B)

PROBLEM: When Bobby and Riley George were born 30 minutes apart with light skin, curly hair and brown eyes there was no doubting they were twins. But four years on, the boys couldn't be different as Bobby has blue eyes and a light complexion while Riley's skin and hair is dark like his father's. The twins, from Feltham, West London, were born to mother Abigail Tongue, 22, who is white and father Richard George, 26, who is of mixed race. When they first found out that Miss Tongue was expecting twins, doctors said there was a one-in-a-million chance that the babies, created by two separate eggs, would have a different skin tone.Twins Bobby and Riley George were born in 2011 and looked similarTheir mother Abigail is white and their father Richard is of mixed raceBut at six weeks old both boys' appearances started to change differentlyBobby now has light skin and blue eyes and Riley brown eyes and dark skin 
 Questions:At the same time _'s skin started to become darker and his hair became straight and brown. (A) Bobby (B) Riley George (C) Feltham (D) West London (E) Abigail Tongue (F) Richard George (G) Miss Tongue (H) Twins Bobby (I) Abigail (J) Richard

SOLUTION: (B)

PROBLEM: Many Californians are taking extreme measures to conserve water in the face of the state's historic drought. Water-conscious residents have turned to techniques that utilize so-called 'gray water' to help them meet the unprecedented new water-use restrictions imposed by Governor Jerry Brown last week. Those techniques may appear weird to some - like the toilet that doubles as a sink and used washing machine water used to water fruit trees - but these Californians maintain it's the inevitable future of water conservation. Extreme water saver: Robin Weld of Sacramento has installed a hybrid sink-toilet in response to the unprecedented new water-use restrictions imposed by Governor Jerry Brown in the face of the state's historic drought. Clean water comes in through the faucet, is used to wash hands and then flows into the toilet tank to be used to flushCalifornia is experiencing one of its most extreme droughts in modern history, forcing concerned residents to react with extreme measuresConservation techniques include utilizing so-called 'gray water'--soapy water used once for cleaning and by appliances--for a second useThose uses may include irrigation, flushing a toilet or even feeding livestock 
 Questions:Jerry Brown on Wednesday ordered sweeping and unprecedented measures to save water in _. (A) Jerry Brown (B) Californians (C) Robin Weld (D) Sacramento (E) California

SOLUTION:
(E)