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: LONDON, England -- American basketball is planning to create up to five new European franchises who would compete for the NBA Championship, according to a report by Sports Illustrated. NBA stars such as Kobe Bryant may soon be seen on a regular basis in Europe. The astonishing claims come hard on the heels of plans by the football's English Premier League to play matches overseas and underline the growing trend of globalization in major sports leagues. This was further evidenced by Super Bowl champions New York Giants playing a regular NFL season game against the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium in London, but the NBA's leaked plans go far beyond that.The NBA is planning a European division of up to five teams claims a reportSports Illustrated say commissioner David Stern will announce expansion planNBA has previously played exhibition games in overseas countries 
 Questions:_ sat out the fourth quarter and had the finger X-rayed after the game. (A) LONDON (B) England (C) American (D) European (E) NBA Championship (F) Sports Illustrated (G) NBA (H) Kobe Bryant (I) Europe (J) English Premier League (K) Super Bowl (L) New York Giants (M) NFL (N) Miami Dolphins (O) Wembley Stadium (P) London (Q) David Stern

SOLUTION: (H)

PROBLEM: (CNN) -- CNN Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr reported Thursday that the U.S. intelligence community has information that Russian artillery is firing into eastern Ukraine. The artillery pieces shown in the released footage are Russian M-46 130mm field guns with a range of a little over 16 miles. Why would the Russians do this? Simple -- this fits into their plan to support pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. The end game? I believe it is the eventual absorption of that region into the Russian Federation. The area in red on the map is where much of the fighting between the Ukrainian government and the pro-Russian rebels has been occurring over the last month. The separatists have downed several Ukrainian military aircraft in this area as the fighting raged. It is also the area in which Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down in what most of us believe was a tragic case of mistaken identity and inept use of modern weaponry.U.S. intelligence officials say they believe Russian artillery is firing into eastern UkraineRick Francona says the artillery firing is a significant escalation by the RussiansHe says Vladimir Putin's concern is to protect the pro-Russian rebelsFrancona: Ultimately, Putin may claim territory in eastern Ukraine to 'protect' rebels 
 Questions:Over the past month, the Ukrainians have been successful in pushing the rebels into a pocket near the _ border. (A) CNN (B) Pentagon (C) Barbara Starr (D) U.S. (E) Russian (F) Ukraine (G) M-46 (H) pro-Russian (I) Ukrainian (J) Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (K) Rick Francona (L) Vladimir Putin (M) Francona (N) Putin

SOLUTION: (E)

PROBLEM: The militant Unite union was facing embarrassment last night over claims it ‘sacked’ an activist for complaining about being hired on a zero-hours contract. Former lecturer Martyn Reuby won the first round in his legal battle against Unite, after a tribunal ruled that he had been employed to teach its courses. The employment tribunal ruling is a major embarrassment to the union, which has led the campaign against the use of zero-hours contracts, which it says amount to ‘exploitation’. Ed Miliband was left embarrassed today after Labour's biggest backer was accused of employing workers on zero-hours contracts It is also a blow to Ed Miliband, who has received more than £13million from Unite since becoming leader in 2010.Unite accused of employing workers on contracts 'effectively zero hours'Union, which has given millions to Labour, lost a key employment tribunalLecturer Martyn Reuby says he was sacked after complaining about issueComes after Labour was accused of hypocrisy over zero-hours contracts 
 Questions:Unite, which is appealing the judgment, claimed it did not employ Mr _, who had a series of short-term contracts from colleges, which did not guarantee any minimum hours. (A) Unite (B) Martyn Reuby (C) Ed Miliband (D) Labour (E) Union

SOLUTION:
(B)