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) Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump, rather than President Barack Obama, in his annual New Year's greetings statement to foreign heads of state and government. However, Putin did convey his seasonal greetings to Obama, his family and the American people in a separate statement earlier Friday, while responding to the latest wave of US sanctions against Russia. In his annual greetings statement, Putin expressed hope that after Trump is sworn in as US President on January 20, the two countries, "acting in a constructive and pragmatic manner, will be able to take real steps to restore the mechanisms of bilateral cooperation in various areas and take their interaction in the international arena to a whole new level."Putin said he hoped for "real steps" to restore US-Russia relations under Donald TrumpPutin's New Year's greetings mentioned Trump but not President Barack Obama

A: The Obama administration said its measures were in response to allegations that _ had interfered in the 2016 US presidential election campaign.
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Q: Posing in his flight overalls and aviator sunglasses, a Pakistani fighter pilot caused a stir at the Paris Air Show due to his uncanny resemblance to Top Gun star Tom Cruise. Squadron Leader Yaser Mudasser has been unwittingly compared to the Hollywood actor after images of him circulated on Twitter showing off Pakistan's new JF-17 Thunder fighter jet to a diplomat. Cruise played cult hero Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in the 1985 movie, about U.S. Navy fighter pilots. But Squadron Leader Mudasser, played down the attention, saying: 'It's funny. One never imagines that you'll get this kind of attention when you're training day-in day-out.'Squadron Leader Yaser Mudasser was pictured at the Paris Air ShowHis image went viral after he was compared to Top Gun star Tom CruisePilot played down the comparison, saying he never imagined getting attention

A: Arushi Prasad tweeted: '_ is so cute *top gun soundtrack in the background*.
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Q: (CNN) -- Real Madrid made sure the lights didn't go out on its title challenge as it sparked into life with a 2-0 win over Rayo Vallecano. Karim Benzema's 13th minute strike lit the fuse for Real before Cristiano Ronaldo's second-half penalty sealed the win. Real's margin of victory could have and should have been greater, but Ronaldo somehow contrived to miss from six-yards with the goal at his mercy. Rayo had their chances, particularly in the first-half through Andrija Delibasic and Mikel Labaka, but they were unable to find a way past the Real defence. Rayo's misery was compounded in stoppage time when Jose Manuel Casado was sent off after picking up a second yellow card.Real Madrid claim 2-0 victory at Rayo VallecanoKarim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo both on targetJose Mourinho's side eight points adrift of leaders BarcelonaSevilla remain unbeaten after 2-0 win at Deportivo La Coruna

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With just one league victory to its name before kick off, _ could not afford to slip any further behind arch-rivals Barcelona.
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