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: (CNN) Sometimes political change happens suddenly. You wake up, and a military junta has taken over your country, or some other kind of revolution has happened. But other times, the climate shifts little by little. A few big gestures of aggression, and then things settle down. Then the cycle repeats, until one day the tipping point is reached and you find your democracy has been transformed into an autocracy. We're at serious risk of this happening in America. Trump's first 100 days have been a lesson for him in what he can and cannot easily do. He's followed the authoritarian playbook in attacking those sectors of society that uphold the value of evidence (the judiciary, the press, researchers). He's purged the bureaucracy; hired family members (who thumb their noses at conflicts of interest); bullied critics on Twitter; and incited a climate of hatred toward targeted groups (Muslims, Latinos, immigrants, and more).Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Authoritarians are often ungenerous people, but they do give us one giftThey tell us what they are going to do before they do it, both as an intimidation and as a challenge, she writes 
 Questions:Talking about changing liberal laws is another ominous sign of _'s aspiration to strongman status. (A) America (B) Trump (C) Twitter (D) Muslims (E) Latinos (F) Ruth Ben (G) Ghiat

SOLUTION: (B)

PROBLEM: (CNN) The proportion of Zika-related birth defects during 2016 was nearly 20 times higher than the number seen during the pre-Zika years, according to a new report from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In particular, brain abnormalities or microcephaly, where a baby's head size is smaller than expected, occurred about 33 times as often in pregnancies with Zika infections than in the pre-Zika years. Zika, a virus transmitted primarily by mosquitoes and unprotected sex, has been spreading around the globe with locally transmitted cases in the US were first reported in Florida and Texas during 2016. Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent infection.Brain abnormalities or microcephaly occurred about 33 times as often in pregnancies with Zika infectionsNew report is based on data from surveillance programs in three US states 
 Questions:"Other data has shown us the highest risk is the first trimester and early in the second trimester but we don't think there's any safe time in pregnancy to be exposed to _ virus infection," said Honein. (A) Zika (B) United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C) US (D) Florida (E) Texas

SOLUTION: (A)

PROBLEM: Serena Williams brushed off some serving troubles before cruising to a 6-4, 6-3 win over Elina Svitolina on Saturday and will meet Simona Halep in the Western & Southern Open final. Williams's serve was off for a second consecutive match in Cincinnati and she committed 34 unforced errors but the World No.1 was never under serious threat from the 14th-seeded Ukrainian. The American will bid to complete a calendar grand slam at her home U.S. Open from Aug. 31, a pursuit that kept her early struggles in perspective on Saturday. 'I wanted to not worry about this match, but worry about the next few matches and next few weeks and start playing better for that,' Williams said in an on-court interview.World No 1 committed 34 unforced errors in win over Elina SvitolinaSerena Williams defeated the Ukrainian 6-4, 6-3 to reach the finalSimona Halep crushed Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 6-2 in the later semi-final 
 Questions:Williams laced two straight backhand winners to break _'s serve to move to 3-1 in the second set. (A) Serena Williams (B) Elina Svitolina (C) Simona Halep (D) Western & Southern Open (E) Williams (F) Cincinnati (G) World No.1 (H) Ukrainian (I) American (J) U.S. Open (K) World No 1 (L) Jelena Jankovic

SOLUTION:
(B)