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) The Australian Parliament passed a measure Wednesday legalizing medical marijuana. The amendments to the Narcotic Drugs Act will allow cannabis to be legally grown for medical and scientific purposes for the first time in Australia. "This is an historic day for Australia and the many advocates who have fought long and hard to challenge the stigma around medicinal cannabis products so genuine patients are no longer treated as criminals," Minister for Health Sussan Ley said in a statement. "This is the missing piece in a patient's treatment journey and will now see seamless access to locally-produced medicinal cannabis products from farm to pharmacy."Australian Parliament passes a measure to legalize medical marijuanaLucy Haslam petitioned to legalize medical cannabis after her son used it to treat terminal cancerRecreational marijuana remains illegal 
 Questions:_ resident Narelle Reimers wished she could have used medical marijuana when she was fighting cancer. (A) Australian (B) Narcotic Drugs Act (C) Sussan Ley (D) Lucy Haslam

SOLUTION: (A)

PROBLEM: Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) On Easter Sunday, a crisp spring day, some of the city's Christian population mingled with their Muslim neighbors, celebrating in a neighborhood park -- taking their kids on rides or pushing them on swings. Then, the sound of tragedy. Without warning, a blast tore through the park, killing indiscriminately. Because of the innocent setting, an unusually high number of those injured were women and children. But the attack, claimed by a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban, intentionally targeted Christians, the perpetrators say. The suicide blast, in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore, killed at least 69 people, a local government spokesman told CNN.Splinter group of Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for the bombingSuicide bombing hits park Sunday evening when many families are out 
 Questions:"As _ worldwide celebrate Easter, a shocking terrorist attack in Lahore, Pakistan, reminds us that terrorism is a global scourge," she said Monday. (A) Islamabad (B) Pakistan (C) CNN (D) Christian (E) Muslim (F) Pakistani Taliban (G) Lahore (H) Splinter

SOLUTION: (D)

PROBLEM: (CNN) Recently, Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham predictably but mistakenly called for greater United States military involvement in the Syrian civil war, proving they have learned nothing from our history in the Middle East. It seems that every dictator and every atrocity in that region is met with a call for action without a thought to consequences. Those who wish to send our soldiers to "take care" of every atrocity in the world might want to take a glance at Maplecroft's Human Rights Risk Atlas, which currently lists 35 countries as extreme risks for committing atrocities. Are we prepared to send our military to right the wrongs of all 35 countries?Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have advocated for more US military intervention in SyriaSen. Rand Paul: This is a mistake -- we need a new foreign policy doctrine, which states we only intervene if it's in our national security interests 
 Questions:It is true that the fight against ISIS and the civil war in _ are connected, but not in the way neocons infer. (A) CNN (B) John McCain (C) Lindsey Graham (D) United States (E) Syrian (F) Middle East (G) Maplecroft (H) Human Rights Risk Atlas (I) US (J) Rand Paul

SOLUTION:
(E)