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 _ .

Input: Consider Input: Washington (CNN) The Trump administration on Friday asked Congress for a higher-than-expected $7.85 billion as part of an initial request for funds in response to Hurricane Harvey, with an additional request expected by the end of this month. The formal request came late Friday in a letter from President Donald Trump's budget chief to House Speaker Paul Ryan. The initial amount requested for Harvey relief was higher than the $5.95 billion figure administration officials floated earlier in the day. The bulk of the initial request will go to FEMA, which is rapidly burning through cash as the primary agency handling disaster relief. The remainder of the emergency funding request, about $450 million, will go to the Small Business Administration, which is doling out disaster recovery loans to homes and businesses damaged by the storm.The White House sent Congress a request for $7.85 billion on FridayIt's described as a "down payment" on federal aid

Output: The debt ceiling deadline is a controversial matter in _ and some hoped to see the issue tied to disaster funding to ensure the debt ceiling would be raised.


Input: Consider Input: Flip Saunders, who rose from the backwaters of basketball's minor leagues to become one of the most powerful men in the NBA as coach, team president and part owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves, died Sunday, the team said. He was 60. Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in June and doctors called it 'treatable and curable.' But he took a leave of absence from the team in September after complications arose during his treatment, which included chemotherapy. He had been hospitalized for more than a month. 'Flip was a symbol of strength, compassion, and dignity for our organization,' owner Glen Taylor said in a statement. 'He was a shining example of what a true leader should be, defined by his integrity and kindness to all he encountered.'The 60-year-old Timberwolves coach, president, and part-owner died Sunday following a five-month battle with Hodgkin's lymphomaSaunders went 654-592 in 17 NBA seasons with the Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and Washington WizardsHe nurtured Kevin Garnett just out of high school and turned the Timberwolves aroundGarnett tweeted: 'Forever in my heart', with a picture of him sitting mournfully in Saunders' empty parking spot

Output: Not long after graduating, Saunders got into coaching to begin a long and winding path to the _.


Input: Consider Input: (CNN) The political consensus is virtually unanimous: If Hillary Clinton wins North Carolina, Donald Trump has to win every other competitive state to take the White House. Clinton has other paths to victory without North Carolina, but the state has been a focus for Democrats this cycle. She has led in most public opinion polling there since the summer. Just 12 days ago, a New York Times poll had her leading by 7 points, and the CNN poll of polls currently has her ahead by 4 points. But a CNN analysis of early voting paints a very different picture and suggests that Clinton has underperformed President Obama's 2012 performance in the Tar Heel State and Trump has outperformed Mitt Romney.CNN analyzed early voting data from North CarolinaHillary Clinton has underperformed President Obama in the state


Output: More than 1.3 million _ have already voted compared to 990,000 Republicans.