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].

[EX 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 _.
[EX A]: U.S.

[EX Q]: (CNN) -- A month after the deadly school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, the National Rifle Association is taking heat again -- this time for releasing a mobile video game that lets players learn how to shoot at targets. The game, "NRA: Practice Range," puts the user in a gun range, where they fire a variety of handguns and rifles at stationary targets and earn points for accuracy. Critics are questioning the timing of the game's release Monday -- a month to the day after the December 14 shootings -- and accusing the NRA of hypocrisy because one of its leaders recently blamed video games for stoking gun violence.NRA target shooting app comes after the group blamed games for stoking gun violenceNEW: The app's rating was updated Tuesday from age 4 + to age 12+Critics say the game's release, a month after the Newtown shootings, is insensitive"NRA: Practice Range" became available Monday in Apple's App Store 
 Question:"We're both speculating if we try to guess whether _ and the developer had this in their back pocket, waiting for the right time, or whether the release date is mere accident," Bogost said.
[EX A]: National Rifle Association

[EX Q]: As the 'fight of the century' continues to heat up, Floyd Mayweather was full of confidence during the press conference as he was joined on stage by Justin Bieber - who has accompanied the undefeated champion on multiple occasions. Bieber has proved himself to be quite the good luck charm and took part in the ring walk in the boxer's last fight against Marcos Maidana. The 38-year-old champion couldn't help but bring his pop star friend on stage for a photo op after the press conference in Los Angeles for his superfight with Manny Pacquiao. Scroll down for video Floyd Mayweather was joined on stage by pop sensation Justin Bieber at the press conference in Las VegasJustin Bieber joined Floyd Mayweather on stageMayweather was taking part in the Manny Pacquiao press conferenceBieber has joined Mayweather on a number of occasions at his fightsREAD: The full transcript of the Mayweather and Pacquiao press meetingCLICK HERE for all the latest Mayweather vs Pacquiao news 
 Question:Bieber did not hesitate to jump into the picture as the duo posed next to his friend's opponent _.
[EX A]:
Manny Pacquiao