In this task, you will be shown a passage. You need to write a fill-in-the-gap question based on your understanding of the events that might be inferred from the passage. Your question should be answerable based on the passage and only have one correct answer. Show the gap in your question with a _ .

[Q]: (CNN) In 2017, the South China Sea was the world's forgotten flashpoint. Eclipsed by North Korea and overlooked by a Trump administration that has left many Asia positions unfilled, the lack of attention given to the disputed waters allowed China to press ahead with its military build-up on reclaimed land and work to placate the countries that contest its sweeping maritime claims. "The water was beautiful for China in the South China Sea in 2017," said Michael Fuchs, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. But that could change in 2018, if an over-confident Beijing overplays its hand, forcing Washington and its allies to react.China had a good year in the South China Sea, analysts told CNNCritics argue the Trump administration has ignored the region
[A]: "It's no surprise that they can't focus on anything but _.


[Q]: Callum Smith feels he has 'a point to prove' when he takes on Liverpool rival Rocky Fielding for the vacant British super-middleweight title. The unbeaten super-middleweights are clashing for the British title in a fight doubling up as a world title eliminator at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 7. Smith said: There's a lot of people with split opinions and it's not nice when people say that you are going to lose. I feel like I have got a pint to prove. 'I know I am the better fighter and I am looking forward to proving that to Rocky and his fans on the night and proving I am the best super middleweight in the city and ready to become one of the best in the world.'Callum Smith faces Rocky Fielding in British super-middleweight title boutThe Liverpool rivals go head to head at the Echo Arena on November 7
[A]: I know exactly how _ fights, he's confident, he comes forward, and he throws good shots - head, body, uppercuts and hooks - I don't need to watch tapes of him.


[Q]: A British university student has been ordered out of Russia amid claims she is a spy. History postgraduate Laura Sumner, 24, was given ten days to leave the country after being fined £23.50 for an alleged visa violation. But Russian media reports have branded her ‘Agent Sumner’ and linked her to a bizarre claim of a revolutionary plot. Laura Mary Sumner, pictured, has been ordered to leave Russia within ten days after being branded a 'spy' A pro-Kremlin website claimed she was one of a number of students carrying out research in Russia by British historian, Professor Sarah Badcock.Laura Mary Sumner has been ordered to leave Russia within ten daysMs Sumner was researching Soviet rule from 1917 to 1921 in a libraryOfficials claimed she was in Russia on a commercial not a study visaRussian media branded Ms Sumner 'a spy' due to her research interests
[A]:
Professor Badcock, 40, is supervising Miss Sumner’s PhD thesis on early _ but there has been no suggestion outside Russian media that either woman is involved in espionage or plans to foment revolution.