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 _ .

[EX Q]: (CNN) -- CNN Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr reported Thursday that the U.S. intelligence community has information that Russian artillery is firing into eastern Ukraine. The artillery pieces shown in the released footage are Russian M-46 130mm field guns with a range of a little over 16 miles. Why would the Russians do this? Simple -- this fits into their plan to support pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. The end game? I believe it is the eventual absorption of that region into the Russian Federation. The area in red on the map is where much of the fighting between the Ukrainian government and the pro-Russian rebels has been occurring over the last month. The separatists have downed several Ukrainian military aircraft in this area as the fighting raged. It is also the area in which Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down in what most of us believe was a tragic case of mistaken identity and inept use of modern weaponry.U.S. intelligence officials say they believe Russian artillery is firing into eastern UkraineRick Francona says the artillery firing is a significant escalation by the RussiansHe says Vladimir Putin's concern is to protect the pro-Russian rebelsFrancona: Ultimately, Putin may claim territory in eastern Ukraine to 'protect' rebels
[EX A]: Over the past month, the Ukrainians have been successful in pushing the rebels into a pocket near the _ border.

[EX Q]: (CNN) On Saturday, January 14, employees at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus received a shocking announcement after evening performances at Orlando and Miami. Representatives of Feld Entertainment, the show's parent company, revealed that the circus would shut down forever in May. Less than 24 hours later, the venerable Big Apple Circus announced that it would sell off its assets in a bankruptcy auction on February 7. When Ringling Bros. and Big Apple Circus announced impending demise within a day of each other, it was hard, in some ways, to believe they had really come to the end of the road. Each circus has faced the threat of death before. The nonprofit Big Apple Circus has weathered bone-thin budgets since its founding in 1977 and it survived the disastrous financial crisis in 2008.Janet M. Davis: Circuses in the 19th century and today are best defined by their ability to adapt to changing social conditionsCirque du Soleil is expanding and 90% of the American population lives within an hour's drive of a circus, Davis writes
[EX A]: According to _ casting director Pavel Kotov, the show intends to hire American talent for its American-based units.

[EX Q]: Royal followers were left questioning whether Prince George had managed to get his hands on the Palace iPad tonight. A bizarre message was sent out by Kensington Palace minutes after they had tweeted the first heart-warming official portrait of Princess Charlotte. Made up of a series of letters, the gobbledegook was posted for all the royal households 481,000 followers to see. It led to speculation that the inquisitive youngster, who turns two next month, had got his hands on an aide's laptop. One Twitter user said: 'Have Kensington Palace been hacked? Or is this George tweeting?' Last year, during the Cambridge's official tour of Australia, William and Kate were forced to step in to protect an endangered bilby from their then eight-month-old son.Kensington Palace Twitter account posts bizarre random messageComes minutes after they shared first official portrait of Princess CharlotteLed to speculation that Prince George may have been playing with an aide's computerOthers suggested the royal household's account had been hacked
[EX A]:
The Duke of Cambridge was overheard warning a zoo keeper at Syney's Taronga Zoo about little _'s iron-like grip, as he made a grab for one of the creatures ears.