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.

The grim reality of life in Syria is told through the eyes of the down-trodden and oppressed refugees living there in a harrowing new book. Syrian journalist Samar Yazbek has told how people are trapped between ISIS barbarians and president Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime live in constant fear of beheadings and bomb strikes. Samar fled the war-torn country in 2011 after criticising Assad – but sneaked back in three times to get accounts from people living on the front line who have carved out lives among the rubble. She described seeing a girl of around seven with no arms or legs who she saw sat on a chair outside a kiosk in the city of Saraqeb, just seconds before the area was destroyed by an air strike.Journalist Samar Yazbek gave a chilling account of the brutality faced by people living in SyriaShe told how president Bashar al-Assad's troops crushed houses and slaughtered women and children in the city of SaraqebA soldier told her how he joined rebel forces after he said his friend shot in the groin and killed after he refused to rape a childSamar told how she has to steel herself when she sees little fingers in the rubble and has to pull out the bodies of childrenA soldier, crippled from a bullet, told her how he doesn't recognise friends he has to bury after bombings because 'their faces are so mangled' 
 Questions:_ was born in Jableh in 1970, but has also lived in Latakia and Raqqa, where ISIS now has its headquarters. (A) Syria (B) Syrian (C) Samar Yazbek (D) ISIS (E) Bashar al (F) Assad (G) Saraqeb
(C)

Most of the US is bracing itself for the worst of the cold weather this winter, while some areas have already experienced their coldest day of the year. To find out when you need to dig your winter coat and gloves, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published a 'Coldest Day of the Year' map. The green areas will have their coldest days next year, while the purple and blue regions are expected to have their temperatures drop later this month. The map was created using data from the 1981–2010 US 'Climate Normals.' This refers to 30-year averages of climatological variables including the average low temperature for every day.Green areas have their coldest days next year, while purple and blue will have it this monthThe west reaches its coldest day in December, and most of the eastern US feels the cold in JanuaryIn a separate map, the NOAA has outlined its prediction for when you will see snow in your area 
 Questions:According to _ chief Deke Arndt, this is the same 'normal' dataset that you hear referred to in weather forecasts, in reference to normal lows and highs for a day. (A) US (B) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (C) NOAA (D) Coldest Day of the Year (E) Climate Normals (F) Green
(C)

Shares in Royal Mail fell by almost 5 per cent today after George Osborne announce plans to off-load the taxpayers' stake in the postal firm. The Chancellor warned the job of repairing the British economy is not yet complete, as he laid out the latest stage of his austerity plans to raise £4.5billion including selling off the £1.5billion share of Royal Mail. He also revealed an extra £3billion in savings from Whitehall, including axing a £250,000 study demanded by the Lib Dems into the 'menace' of seagulls. In a Commons statement, Mr Osborne announced a surprise plan to sell the government's remaining 30 per cent stake in the Royal Mail.Chancellor lays out how he will raise an extra £4.5billion from WhitehallOnly NHS, schools and foreign aid are protected from the demand for cutsLabour warns the Tories do not have a mandate for wielding the axeCouncils warn 5% cut is 'opening shot in another war on local government'£250,000 Lib Dem study into urban seagull menace among first casualties 
 Questions:'It is the right thing to do for the _, the businesses and families who depend on it – and crucially for the taxpayer. (A) Royal Mail (B) George Osborne (C) British (D) Whitehall (E) Lib Dems (F) Commons (G) Osborne (H) NHS (I) Labour (J) Tories (K) Lib Dem

(A)

