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].

[Q]: (CNN) -- A federal court on Monday sentenced a Somali man to 30 years in prison for acts related to high-seas piracy, according to a statement by the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia. "Today marks the first sentencing in Norfolk for acts of piracy in more than 150 years," U.S. Attorney MacBride said in the statement. "Piracy is a growing threat throughout the world, and today's sentence ... demonstrates that the United States will hold modern-day pirates accountable in U.S. courtrooms." Jama Idle Ibrahim pleaded guilty in federal court in August, admitting he had intended to seize a U.S. merchant vessel on April 10 and hold it for ransom.NEW: A Somali man is sentenced to 30 years in prison in high-seas piracy attemptJama Idle Ibrahim is one of a group of would-be pirates who were capturedHe has admitted to trying to seize a U.S. merchant vessel and hold it for ransomUntil this year, the last piracy-related conviction in the United States was in 1861 
 Question:Ibrahim and five other would-be pirates learned too late that they had instead pulled alongside a _.
[A]: U.S.


[Q]: Australia's property boom has been very generous to some of the country's richest and most famous - with the top 10 'celebrity sales' of the past year netting a combined $120 million. The list includes some of Australia's biggest names - led by casino mogul James Packer's $70 million divorce settlement sale of the six-bedroom 'La Mer' mansion in Sydney's eastern suburbs. Socceroos superstar Tim Cahill also made the winners list with his waterside escape in the city's south bringing in $6.5 million while Hugh Jackman's more modest Melbourne apartment was offloaded for $740,000. James Packer and ex-wife Erica topped the impressive line-up compiled by Domain.com.au for Daily Mail Australia and other notable members of the millionaire's club included Cate Blanchett at $20 million and reality TV favourites Michelle Bridges and Jamie Durie.Property boom delivers a combined $120 million windfall for Australia's rich and famousCasino mogul James Packer led the list with a $70 million sale ahead of actors, reality TV stars and sporting heroesPacker's marital home 'La Mer' with then-wife Erica was sold as part of their divorce settlementCate Blanchett's Hunters Hill mansion topped the $20 million markSporting superstars Tim Cahill and Lance 'Buddy' Franklin also made millions from their salesAt the lower end of the market Hugh Jackman and Deborah-Lee Furness offloaded a Melbourne apartment 
 Question:Bought long before _ became an international star, the Cavendish House apartment hardwood floors and spacious living designs.
[A]: Hugh Jackman


[Q]: Most of the US is bracing itself for the worst of the cold weather this winter, while some areas have already experienced their coldest day of the year. To find out when you need to dig your winter coat and gloves, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published a 'Coldest Day of the Year' map. The green areas will have their coldest days next year, while the purple and blue regions are expected to have their temperatures drop later this month. The map was created using data from the 1981–2010 US 'Climate Normals.' This refers to 30-year averages of climatological variables including the average low temperature for every day.Green areas have their coldest days next year, while purple and blue will have it this monthThe west reaches its coldest day in December, and most of the eastern US feels the cold in JanuaryIn a separate map, the NOAA has outlined its prediction for when you will see snow in your area 
 Question:According to _ chief Deke Arndt, this is the same 'normal' dataset that you hear referred to in weather forecasts, in reference to normal lows and highs for a day.
[A]:
NOAA