TASK DEFINITION: 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].
PROBLEM: Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) Turkish citizens arrived en masse in Istanbul on Sunday, after marching 250 miles over three-and-a-half weeks to demand the government loosen its stranglehold on the country's democracy. Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), finished the last kilometer of his long trek alone and was met with huge applause and chants of "Rights! Law! Justice!" as he entered Maltepe Square. The square was packed to its seams and many attendees and marchers gave up trying to enter the rally, instead joining in on the chants from grassy patches outside the square. "We need justice and democracy. That's why we have been in the roads for days," said Fadime Özbudak, a 47-year-old housewife. "It's wonderful here. I couldn't even get inside, but I'm just so happy. ... I've never seen anything like this in Turkey.""This is the voice, the scream of the people for justice," protester saysDemonstration began after an opposition MP was imprisoned 
 Question:She sat on a grassy patch in _, exhausted, her shoes off.

SOLUTION: Istanbul

PROBLEM: NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- An Al Qaeda-linked militant group waging war against Somalia's fragile government is becoming an increasing threat to Western ally Kenya and could potentially destabilize the region with dire consequences for global security, officials and analysts warn. Al-Shabab fighters count their bullets in neighborhood of Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab, one of the strongest Islamic militias battling for control of Mogadishu, has gained ground in recent weeks, according to officials, and has started to flex its muscles beyond Somalia's border with terror strikes, kidnappings and recruitment drives. They warn that unless the world takes action the group, which wants to impose an extreme type of Islamic sharia law, could extend its grip across parts of East Africa to gain control of a region that flanks busy shipping routes already plagued by Somali piratesExperts, officials warn of growing threat from Somali militant groupAl-Shabaab is one of strongest Islamic militias battling for MogadishuKenya says danger is to region and world despite threats on Nairobi 
 Question:We know that _ are not able to do it without foreign intervention in terms of money and weapons that they are getting from other countries."

SOLUTION: Al-Shabab

PROBLEM: (CNN Student News) -- May 3, 2011 Download PDF maps related to today's show: • Abbottabad, Pakistan • New York, The Pentagon, Shanksville Transcript THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CNN ANNOUNCER: This is CNN Breaking News. DON LEMON, CNN ANCHOR, CNN NEWSROOM: We're being told by a White House official that the president will make a statement at 10:30. WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR, THE SITUATION ROOM WITH WOLF BLITZER: I'm told by sources it is a national security issue. JOHN KING, CNN HOST, JOHN KING, USA: CNN is told by several sources now that the president of the United States will announce in just moments that the United States has the body of Osama bin Laden.Look back at the history of terrorist acts linked to Osama bin LadenFollow the intelligence trail that led to Pakistan and bin Laden's deathSee and hear some of the reaction to bin Laden's death from around the U.S.Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories 
 Question:I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside _.

SOLUTION:
Pakistan