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: The grim reality of life in Syria is told through the eyes of the down-trodden and oppressed refugees living there in a harrowing new book. Syrian journalist Samar Yazbek has told how people are trapped between ISIS barbarians and president Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime live in constant fear of beheadings and bomb strikes. Samar fled the war-torn country in 2011 after criticising Assad – but sneaked back in three times to get accounts from people living on the front line who have carved out lives among the rubble. She described seeing a girl of around seven with no arms or legs who she saw sat on a chair outside a kiosk in the city of Saraqeb, just seconds before the area was destroyed by an air strike.Journalist Samar Yazbek gave a chilling account of the brutality faced by people living in SyriaShe told how president Bashar al-Assad's troops crushed houses and slaughtered women and children in the city of SaraqebA soldier told her how he joined rebel forces after he said his friend shot in the groin and killed after he refused to rape a childSamar told how she has to steel herself when she sees little fingers in the rubble and has to pull out the bodies of childrenA soldier, crippled from a bullet, told her how he doesn't recognise friends he has to bury after bombings because 'their faces are so mangled' 
 Questions:_ was born in Jableh in 1970, but has also lived in Latakia and Raqqa, where ISIS now has its headquarters. (A) Syria (B) Syrian (C) Samar Yazbek (D) ISIS (E) Bashar al (F) Assad (G) Saraqeb

SOLUTION: (C)

PROBLEM: (CNN) -- Syrian state-run television reported Thursday that forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed three Westerners, including an American woman and a British citizen, who it claims were fighting with the rebels and were found with weapons. Syrian TV identified the woman, releasing what it claimed were images of her Michigan driver's license and U.S. passport. It also released what is said was the name and passport of a British citizen. It did not identify a third person who it claimed was a Westerner. The report said the three were ambushed in their car in the flashpoint province of Idlib in northwestern Syria, where government forces have been battling rebels for control.NEW: The UK Foreign Office says it's aware of the claimsA family member of the woman says the FBI confirmed she died in SyriaThe report also showed what it said was a Michigan driver's license and passportIt claimed it belonged to a dead American woman fighting with the rebels 
 Questions:CNN is not identifying the family member, who lives in _, until next of kin notifications have been completed. (A) CNN (B) Syrian (C) Bashar al-Assad (D) American (E) British (F) Michigan (G) U.S. (H) Idlib (I) Syria (J) UK (K) Foreign Office (L) FBI

SOLUTION: (F)

PROBLEM: (RollingStone.com) -- In the new issue of Rolling Stone, Contributing Editor Jonah Weiner smokes weed with Jimmy Kimmel and chats with the late-night host about his promotion to the coveted 11:30 p.m. time slot, his undying hatred of Jay Leno and why he sees Jimmy Fallon as a "worthy competitor." Here's an excerpt from the latest cover story, "Here's Jimmy": Photos: A history of comedy stars on the cover of Rolling Stone In 24 hours, Jimmy Kimmel will stand up in his office at the El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, looking less like a talk-show host and more, to use his words, like "a hobo." He'll be wearing baggy mesh Dodgers shorts, a rumpled old Coca-Cola T-shirt and no shoes; his hair will stick out in three directions. As he leaves his desk, where he's been refining jokes since the morning, his transformation into late-night star will begin. After a quick haircut, he'll carry his MacBook to the makeup room, where he'll put the finishing touches on his monologue while a woman named Stephanie puts the finishing touches on his face: powdering his skin, shaping his eyebrows, blackening his hair where it's a bit too gray or a bit too thin for HD.Jimmy Kimmel talks his undying hatred of Jay LenoKimmel says he sees Fallon as a "worthy competitor"He asks the interviewer if it's ok for them to smoke weed 
 Questions:to start -- a group of writers, producers and crew will fist-bump _ and chant, as they do before every episode, "Best show ever!. (A) RollingStone.com (B) Rolling Stone (C) Jonah Weiner (D) Jimmy Kimmel (E) Jay Leno (F) Jimmy Fallon (G) Jimmy (H) El Capitan (I) Hollywood (J) Dodgers (K) Coca-Cola (L) Stephanie (M) Fallon

SOLUTION:
(D)