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.
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Question: Vladimir Putin has conscripted 150,000 new troops into the Russian army as the country unleashed a new wave of airstrikes in Syria - while and Iran and Islamist group Hezbollah prepare for a major ground offensive. Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria over the last ten days, backed by the country's Lebanese allies, Hezbollah, and rebel fighters from Iraq and Afghanistan, two Lebanese sources claimed today. One of the sources said the Iranian ground forces were 'soldiers and officers', not advisers, adding: 'We mean hundreds with equipment and weapons. They will be followed by more.' They are being supported by Russia's warplanes who bombed camps of rebel fighters trained by the CIA, one of the group's commanders claimed.Russia launched airstrikes on rebel groups in Syria for second day straightCountry accused of targeting moderate rebels backed by U.S and not ISISMoscow foreign minister Lavrov has rejected the 'rumours' as 'unfounded'Hundreds of Iranian and Hezbollah troops 'set to launch ground offensive' 
 Questions:He claimed Russia's 'random' strikes on _'s enemies would draw the country deeper into the conflict. (A) Vladimir Putin (B) Russian (C) Syria (D) Iran (E) Islamist (F) Hezbollah (G) Iranian (H) Lebanese (I) Iraq (J) Afghanistan (K) Russia (L) CIA (M) U.S (N) ISIS (O) Moscow (P) Lavrov

Answer: (C)


Question: (CNN) -- They were miraculous escape shots even the late, great Seve Ballesteros would have been proud of. Twice during sudden death on the extra playoff holes of a titanic WGC World Match Play final, Frenchman Victor Dubuisson looked as if he were about to hand the trophy to his opponent on a plate. And twice Australia's Jason Day could only smile and shake his head as Dubuisson channeled the spirit of Spain's golfing maverick to extricate himself from the bushes of the Arizona desert. But the 23-year-old's luck couldn't hold and finally, on the fifth extra hole, Day sealed the biggest victory of his career to date.Jason Day defeats Victor Dubuisson to win WGC World Match Play title in ArizonaFrance's Dubuisson pulls off two miracle shots to extend their titanic battle in finalAustralian Day celebrates biggest victory of his career to date on fifth extra holeDay pays tribute to Dubuisson's character saying "Vic has a lot of guts" 
 Questions:"I'm disappointed because I made some terrible shots," _ said after his defeat, adding of those two Seve-like escapes: "Those two shots were amazing," Dubuisson said. (A) CNN (B) Seve Ballesteros (C) WGC World Match Play (D) Frenchman (E) Victor Dubuisson (F) Australia (G) Jason Day (H) Spain (I) Arizona (J) Day (K) France (L) Australian Day (M) Vic

Answer: (E)


Question: (CNN) -- Americans may need passports to board domestic flights or to picnic in a national park next year if they live in one of the states defying the federal Real ID Act. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says there are no plans for a federal database of drivers' information. The act, signed in 2005 as part of an emergency military spending and tsunami relief bill, aims to weave driver's licenses and state ID cards into a sort of national identification system by May 2008. The law sets baseline criteria for how driver's licenses will be issued and what information they must contain.Secretary Michael Chertoff says 8,000 forms of ID are now accepted at borderLawmakers concerned that only $40 million has been OK'd for $23 billion plan13 states pass bills opposing Real ID; New Hampshire calls plan "repugnant"Conservative think tank says complaints about privacy, surveillance overblown 
 Questions:Chertoff said the Real ID program is essential to national security because there are presently 8,000 types of identification accepted to enter the _. (A) CNN (B) Americans (C) Real ID Act (D) Michael Chertoff (E) ID (F) Real ID (G) New Hampshire

Answer:
(B)