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: Was it the ultimate adventure or an audacious act of disrespect that should be punished by law? An Internet sensation was touched off this week by Russian photographer Vadim Makhorov and a group of his friends -- the group ignored regulations prohibiting the public from climbing on the Pyramids at Giza, Egypt, and came away with spectacular photos. The images from Makhorov and another photographer, Vitaliy Raskalov, were taken on top of the Pyramids from positions that avoided detection by guards. The photos have incited reactions ranging from envy and awe to indignation and concern for the preservation of the ancient wonders.Russian photographer caused sensation with pictures from top of the PyramidVadim Makhorov explains how and why he did itMakhorov: "I would like to apologize for this ascension." 
 Question:In an email to CNN, Makhorov now explains his reasons for flouting the regulations, and issues an apology to _ and the world.

SOLUTION: Egypt

PROBLEM: New York (CNN) -- USS Cole Cmdr. Dennis Farrell keeps in his cabin a memento of the last time the storied Navy destroyer cruised into New York Harbor. It was Fleet Week 2000. Sailors stood at the rails under a fluttering American flag. In the background, the Twin Towers soared over a shimmering skyline. "It reminds me of why we go to sea," Farrell says of the keepsake photo. A few months later, on October 12, 2000, a pair of suicide bombers associated with al Qaeda nearly sank the Cole as it refueled in Aden harbor in Yemen. The attackers waved at the sailors.Storied Navy destroyer visits New York for first time since 2000 suicide bombingAl Qaeda operation killed 17 sailors and wounded 37 more in Yemeni portEleven months later, al Qaeda destroys New York's World Trade CenterCommander Dennis Farrell: "We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us" 
 Question:All _ recruits now undergo drills on the same type of ship as the Cole, putting out fires, dealing with flooding and tending to the wounded.

SOLUTION: Navy

PROBLEM: Washington (CNN) The darkening storm over Russia is now looming over President Donald Trump's innermost circle. The intrigue now threatening to swamp Washington politics deepened on Monday when Trump's son-in-law and trusted adviser, Jared Kushner, offered to testify to senators about meetings with senior Kremlin officials -- including the head of a bank closely linked to President Vladimir Putin's government. And more revelations about a secret trip to the White House complex by House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes spurred claims by Democrats that he was in league with the President's aides to subvert his own panel's investigation into Moscow's alleged election meddling and ties to the Trump campaign.On Monday, Kushner volunteered to testifyLater in the week senators will weigh in 
 Question:The deepening questions about Russia are combining with a thicket of more conventional political troubles bearing down on the _.

SOLUTION:
White House