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].

This is the moment a group of terrified African migrants were photographed clinging on for dear life after the barely seaworthy boat they were using to make the extremely dangerous passage across the Mediterranean Sea began to sink. More than 450 migrants desperate for a new life in Europe were crammed on board the former fishing vessel when it went down just 20 miles off the northern coast of Libya. Only the lucky few seen in the photographs - which were taken from a passing aircraft - were able to survive the disaster, clinging to the tiny tip of the hull that remained above the water after hundreds of their friends and family members sunk to their tragic deaths.More than 450 migrants desperate for a new life in Europe were crammed on board the former fishing vesselThe boat bound for the Italian mainland went down just 20 miles off the northern coast of LibyaOnly a lucky few seen in the photographs were able to survive the disaster - with hundreds of others dyingPassengers on board a passing plane were able to alert the Italian Coast Guard who sent a rubber dinghyBut that craft was overwhelmed by the desperate migrants and also started to sink in the merciless sea 
 Question:Most aim to make their way to the more prosperous countries of _'s center and north.
Europe

A woman who endured domestic abuse for years at the hands of her 'evil' ex-partner has urged other victims to seek help and not hide violence at home like she did. Susan, who is now in her early sixties, revealed to FEMAIL that her ex, Steve, used to regularly beat her, throttle her and once threatened her with a hammer. They had a daughter together, Grace (all names have been changed to protect victims' identities), and she was terrified to leave their home in Liverpool because Steve said he would kill them if they ever tried to escape. During this time, Susan forged a successful career in human resources and nobody had any idea of the violence she suffered at home.Susan lived with abusive partner in Liverpool for more than 15 yearsToo scared to leave him as he threatened to kill her and their daughterHad successful career in human resources and hid troubles at homeOnly escaped after daughter called police when he nearly killed herPair have been able to move on with support of NSPCC 
 Question:Their whirlwind romance led to her becoming pregnant six months later and it was then _ began to show his true colours.
Steve

(CNN) -- Hungry for the comforting food you grew up with? Thanks to some enterprising online retailers, your favorite regional flavors may be just a click away. Cookbook authors Matt and Ted Lee now split their time between New York and their childhood hometown of Charleston, South Carolina. But adjusting to the Big Apple wasn't easy at first for the two brothers. During their first New York winter in 1994, the Lee brothers suffered from serious twinges of homesickness. They sought solace in a childhood favorite -- the unroasted, saltwater-boiled peanuts sold by roadside vendors back home. After procuring 50 pounds of raw peanuts from a Bronx produce market, they set a portion to boiling in a stockpot on the stove.Some regional treats are a comforting taste of home if you live elsewhereThese include boiled peanuts from the South, New Jersey's pork rolls, Ohio's chiliSome online venders will ship regional favorites to your door 
 Question:We tend to take the flavors of our upbringing for granted until we move away -- then they become priceless experiences," _ told CNN.

Ted Lee