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: 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 
 Questions:The images emerged as the former people trafficker claimed some of the shipwrecks are set up deliberately by smuggling gangs to encourage rescuers to come closer to _. (A) African (B) Mediterranean Sea (C) Europe (D) Libya (E) Italian (F) Italian Coast Guard

SOLUTION: (D)

PROBLEM: Tehran, Iran (CNN) Preliminary results in Iran's first major election since last year's landmark nuclear deal show reformists poised to take all 30 seats up for grabs in the capital, Tehran, the country's Interior Ministry says. Results from outside the capital also indicated a strong showing by moderate candidates in the high-stakes election, which could shape the future of the country and its relationship with the West. The reformist candidates are overwhelmingly loyal to President Hassan Rouhani, although some are critical of some of his policies. Some 33 million Iranians -- nearly 60% of eligible voters -- cast ballots in twin elections Friday, according to Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli.Preliminary results show reformists are poised to take all 30 seats in Tehran, ministry saysVoters decide members of parliament and Assembly of ExpertsThe Assembly of Experts selects the successor to Iran's Supreme Leader 
 Questions:Many _ hope the elections will lead to a better future. (A) Tehran (B) Iran (C) CNN (D) Interior Ministry (E) West (F) Hassan Rouhani (G) Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli (H) Assembly of Experts (I) Supreme Leader

SOLUTION: (B)

PROBLEM: Washington (CNN) Shortcomings at federal and state agencies allow sales of firearms to people prohibited from buying them, a Justice Department inspector general probe found. The issue became the subject of investigation after the FBI said the alleged shooter charged in the 2015 mass shooting at a South Carolina church should not have been able to buy a firearm. The FBI failed to complete the background check in the three days required by law, allowing the alleged shooter to buy the gun. While the FBI runs background checks, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives is responsible for retrieving guns from buyers who weren't legally permitted to purchase them.The issue became the subject of investigation after last year's South Carolina church shootingFor the past 15 years, the FBI and ATF have disagreed over what is a "fugitive from justice" 
 Questions:There were nearly 50,000 such purchases between 1999 and 2015 that the _ sought to deny, but that the ATF didn't agree required the agency to try to retrieve the gun. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Justice Department (D) FBI (E) South Carolina (F) Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (G) ATF

SOLUTION:
(D)