TASK DEFINITION: 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 _ .
PROBLEM: Among the thousands of internet compilation videos of Barcelona’s football there are a handful that don’t involve flicks, tricks and bicycle kicks – they are the ones dedicated to the skin-saving tackles of Javier Mascherano. They are not as pretty as Leo Messi’s best 100 goals or Xavi’s greatest assists but they have been fundamental in the club’s success since 2010. The man who admitted to ‘tearing his anus’ in one goal-saving challenge on Arjen Robben for Argentina last summer at the World Cup has been stretching himself to the limit for Barcelona since his move to the Nou Camp in 2010.Former Liverpool midfielder is a key ingredient in Barcelona's successJavier Mascherano has become a crucial player for Barca and ArgentinaMascherano's last-ditch tackling allows his attacking colleagues to shineThe Argentinian holding player also a popular member of the squadMascherano is often the man sent out to quieten the media in tough timesChampions League final 2015: All the latest Barcelona vs Juventus news

SOLUTION: There was still a disbelief that the former _ holding midfielder had really metamorphosed into a world-class central defender.

PROBLEM: It can’t receive phone calls, track your exercise or let you send messages, but an old watch made by Apple is on sale via eBay for more than the brand’s latest offering. An analogue promotional watch from Apple with a blue bezel, rubber strap and colourful hands, is listed on the internet auction site with a ‘buy it now’ price of $2,499.99 (£1,707.47) plus postage. For the same price as the 1997 timepiece, Apple fans could pre-order five of the cheapest Apple Watch Sport, which cost £299 in the UK and still have some change. An analogue promotional watch from Apple (pictured) with a blue bezel, rubber strap and colourful hands, is listed on the internet auction site with a ‘buy it now’ price of $2,499.99 (£1,707.47) plus postageAnalogue watch was released in 1997 to promote Apple's Mac OSHas a circular face and colourful hands, unlike Apple's modern WatchVintage timepiece is listed for $2,500 (£1,707) on eBayShoppers could buy five of the new Apple Watch Sports for less cash

SOLUTION: The seller, called ‘theappleipodbay’ calls the watch, which was released to promote Apple’s _, a ‘rare collector item.

PROBLEM: (CNN) German magazine Der Spiegel has sparked fierce debate after depicting US President Donald Trump beheading the Statue of Liberty on its front cover. The illustration by Edel Rodriguez, who arrived in the US as a political refugee from Cuba in 1980, has prompted both positive and negative reaction across the world. Rodriguez's image shows a cartoon Trump holding a bloodied knife in his left hand with the statue's head in his right, while blood drips onto the floor. The caption "America First" accompanies the image on the cover of the weekly magazine. Trump used the phrase as a slogan during his campaign and said in his inaugural speech: "From this moment on, it's going to be America first."Illustration shows Trump beheading the Statue of LibertyArtist calls it a "beheading of democracy"; German politician calls it "tasteless"

SOLUTION:
Der Spiegel's is just one of several recent controversial magazine covers to feature _'s image.