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 _ .

Protesters have staged a rally outside the South Carolina State House in a bid to have the Confederate flag removed from the grounds as legislators gathered inside. Hundreds of people chanted 'take it down' at the demonstration in Columbia as they pushed for local lawmakers to ban the divisive standard. It follows calls from a number of politicians for it to be torn down, including GOP presidential candidate Lindsey Graham, who said: 'God help South Carolina if we fail to achieve the goal of removing the flag.' Protesters held placards, one comparing the flag to a swastika, and listened as community leaders blasted the state government for not acting to remove the emblem of slavery - which many believe has become a rallying symbol for racism and xenophobia in the United States.Hundreds joined demonstration outside the State House in ColombiaPushed for divisive standard to be removed from outside the groundsCharleston County Council president said: 'It's time to get past history'Politicians including Gov. Nikki Haley and GOP presidential candidate Lindsey Graham have urged it to be taken downGraham said 'God help South Carolina' if they fail to remove the flag
The senator for _ added: 'I hope that, by removing the flag, we can take another step towards healing and recognition – and a sign that South Carolina is moving forward.'

Washington (CNN) 2017 is almost in the books — and so are another 12 months of public opinion polling. The calendar year that President Donald Trump spent settling into the White House has been marked by consistently low ratings from a majority of the American public. But this year also has seen new highs for the economy, growing popularity for Obamacare and widening public opinion gaps ahead of the 2018 midterm elections next year. Here are the seven most important polling trends from 2017: 1. Trump's job approval hits record-breaking lows Trump will finish his first calendar year in office with just a 35% approval rating — the lowest at this point in a new president's term stretching back to the Eisenhower administration, according to polling by CNN, CNN/ORC, CNN/USA Today/Gallup and Gallup.Trump earned the lowest first-year approval rating in seven decades of pollingMore registered voters say they plan to vote for a Democrat rather than a Republican in the midterm electionMost Americans say the Russia investigation is serious nearly a year after the election
Trump's quarterly approval numbers are some of the lowest since Gallup began tracking them for presidents — falling in the 11th percentile of out of 288 presidential quarters tracked by _ over the last half century.

(CNN) With just two weeks until Congress is expected to leave town, the fate of roughly 700,000 young immigrants still hangs in the balance. And, it could be up to Senate Democrats now to decide whether they will make protections for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program recipients a condition of their support for a must-pass spending bill or punt the issue to next year when they still have months to work it out. There's a whole host of issues that must be dealt with by the end of the year including reauthorizing a spying program, funding disaster relief and paying for the Children's Health Insurance Program, which has all sparked questions about whether Democrats will insist DACA also be included in that list of year-end spending priorities.Democrats have repeatedly called for a fix to the ending of the DACA programThe party may have the most leverage as part of their year-end negotiations

The President had spoken favorably in September about DACA recipients and pushed _ to reach a deal, but in recent weeks ne has taken to hardline rhetoric on illegal immigration and blaming Democrats for crime.