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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].
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(CNN) The Syrian rebels' assault on regime-held parts of Aleppo keeps getting deadlier, with 84 people killed over the past three days, the Syrian military said Monday. The latest violence also wounded 280 people in western Aleppo, Syria's General Command of the Armed Forces said. Syrian rebels have intensified attacks on western Aleppo to try to break the regime's siege of opposition-held eastern Aleppo, which has been choked off from food, fuel and other necessities. The military said rebels fired more than 100 mortars and launched 50 rockets. It also accused rebels of using chlorine gas on civilian areas, saying there were 48 cases of breathing difficulties.Syrian rebels have stepped up attacks to try to break the regime's siege of rebel-held eastern AleppoA UN envoy says he's "appalled" by the number of rockets indiscriminately launched by armed opposition 
 Question:The regime, too, has been accused of indiscriminately attacking civilians in _.
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Aleppo


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The Conservatives’ ‘independent’ investigation into the ‘Tatler Tory’ scandal was already unravelling last night as it emerged the law firm conducting the inquiry has worked for the party for years. Clifford Chance has been used repeatedly by Tory headquarters for legal advice – raising questions over its independence. Despite this, the firm has been brought in to find what senior officials – including chairman Lord Feldman – knew about allegations of bullying and blackmail by election aide Mark Clarke. It is estimated Clifford Chance – said to be the ‘go-to firm’ for the Tories – has received hundreds of thousands of pounds in fees from the party over that period.The law firm Clifford Chance has worked for the Conservatives for yearsQuestions have now been raised over the company's independenceBrought in to find what senior officials knew about allegations of bullying and blackmail by election aide Mark Clarke 
 Question:‘_ are a very reputable firm and we are confident they will carry out the investigation in the proper fashion.
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Clifford Chance


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European students who have taken out taxpayer-funded loans to study at English universities are a record £43 million in arrears. The amount owed by the defaulting students has doubled in two years, figures from the Student Loans Company show. One in eight of EU graduates from English universities who are now living abroad are failing to repay the loans, and experts predict this figure will soar after the Government’s decision to allow unlimited numbers to study in England from this September. The figures, released last week, also showed that the total amount of money handed to students from mainland Europe has mushroomed to nearly a billion pounds this year, up from £686 million in the previous year.Amount owed by defaulting students has doubled in two yearsTotal handed to EU students has gone up to nearly a billionMany move addresses and bank accounts and cannot be traced 
 Question:While English students automatically repay loans through the tax system, similar systems are not in place for those living in mainland _.
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European