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: More than 100,000 people have been evacuated and thousands of properties destroyed, after rare torrential rains saw a major river burst its banks north of Tokyo in Japan on Thursday. A further 800,000 people across eastern Japan have been advised to evacuate after officials issued pre-dawn warnings of unusually harsh rainfall to 5 million people. Dramatic footage shows people being plucked from their homes minutes before a tsunami-like wall of muddy water gushing from the Kinugawa river in Joso, carry their houses downstream. So far, two people have been reported missing: a man in his 70s and a 63-year old woman, both in Joso, which is home to some 65,000 people, as a wide area was deluged in the wake of Typhoon Etau.Tropical typhoon rain in Japan has seen the Kinugawa river, 30 miles north of Tokyo burst its banksThousands of people have had to be evacuated and hundreds of homes have been destroyed overnightHuge rains have also affected the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant, sending radiation water into the ocean 
 Question:In _, houses and vehicles were washed away along with some power lines, as military personnel headed to the area to help with the rescue mission.

SOLUTION: Joso

PROBLEM: The White House says President Obama will offer congratulations to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following his come-from-behind election victory, but not until after a coalition government is formed 'days' from now. The U-turn comes hours after Obama political strategy director David Simas added fuel to U.S.-Israeli tensions by stopping short of congratulating Netanyahu – and instead only patting Israelis on the back for voting. 'We want to congratulate the Israeli people for the democratic process – for the election that they just engaged in, with all the parties that engaged in that election,' Simas had said. Aboard Air Force One, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters that Obama plans to call Netanyahu 'in the coming days.'White House said Wednesday that John Kerry phoned the Israeli PM – from the scene of his Iran negotiations – on behalf of the State DepartmentObama plans to call him in the coming days, his press secretary said, but wouldn't give specificsOpposition leader immediately congratulated Netanyahu on his stunning win, but President Obama won't until Israel's president asks the PM to form a coalition governmentNetanyahu's Likud party earned 30 of the Knesset's 120 seats, enough to control a majority with help from other ring-wing and ultra-Orthodox partiesThe election was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu and a former senior Obama campaign elped organize opposition voters 
 Question:Pictured are _ supporters cheering as the results come in.

SOLUTION: Benjamin Netanyahu

PROBLEM: A 'scumbag' thief stole the handbag of a mother-of-three just seconds after she fell to her death from a motorway bridge, a court heard today. Sean Earle, 26, snatched the bag after speaking to 55-year-old Linda Clarke as she stood on a 60ft-high bridge over the M602 motorway in Eccles, Greater Manchester, on April 17. Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court heard how Earle made no attempt to help or call emergency services after Mrs Clarke fell to her death and instead 'saw his opportunity' to steal the handbag. He admitted theft of the bag and contents, including Mrs Clarke's iPhone which was worth around £350, and will be sentenced at a later date.Sean Earle stole bag of mother-of-three seconds after she fell from bridgeHe 'saw his opportunity' when Linda Clarke, 55, fell to her death, court toldHer husband Gary said the 'despicable' theft had 'added to family's pain'Earle, 26, admitted he stole handbag, its contents and phone worth £350 
 Question:Speaking at the family home in Swinton, Salford, today, Mr _ said his wife had suffered for some time with her mental health.

SOLUTION:
Linda Clarke