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 _ .
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Question: (CNN) Education has long been the fuel that powered the mighty engine of our nation's economy. As the number of Americans with high school and college degrees soared right after World War II, our middle class grew dramatically and the United States reached new heights of job creation, productivity and prosperity, becoming the envy of the world. But today American students are falling far behind those in other nations. Why? Our schools are failing to prepare graduates for our increasingly competitive global economy. Improving our nation's education system will be a major bipartisan challenge for the incoming Trump administration, as well as for Congress, the states and, most importantly, individual school districts.Harold Levy: Our schools are failing to prepare graduates for our increasingly competitive global economy.Improving the education system will be a major bipartisan challenge for incoming Trump administration, writes Levy

Answer: In 2015, among all 73 nations and economies where the test was administered to 540,000 students, _ students dropped to 40th place in math, and placed 25th in science and 24th in reading.


Question: Leaving a favourite dog in kennels while travelling abroad can be a source of profound guilt. But one owner was so overwhelmed with anxiety at the thought of being parted from her pet, she decided to take the dog on her frequent journeys overseas. As a result, May Wong’s four-year-old cockapoo, Miss Darcy, has travelled the globe - visiting 11 countries and 23 destinations including New York, Berlin, Stockholm, Milan and Paris. She takes more trips with her owner every year than the average Briton and has covered nearly 25,000 miles since 2011 - making her a real-life Phileas Dog.May Wong’s four-year-old cockapoo, Miss Darcy, has travelled the worldDestinations she has visited include New York, Berlin, Milan and ParisThe seasoned traveller took 12 trips with her owner last year aloneNow, pair have been joined on their trips by Miss Wong’s new dog George

Answer: Her interior designer owner said: ‘Over time and effort, travelling with _ has become routine.


Question: (CNN) It's official -- El Niño is dead. But its demise doesn't necessarily mean we're done with wild weather. The recent climate event -- characterized by warming waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean -- has been one of the strongest ever recorded, and its impact has been felt far and wide. Record smashing temperatures hit Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. In Malaysia, lakes dried up and vegetables withered. Weak monsoons and killer heatwaves left India barren and praying for rain. Storms pounded the Californian coast, leaving apartments teetering on cliff edges as backyards dropped into the ocean. The weather system may even have contributed to the spread of Zika by creating conditions that helped mosquito populations thrive.The temperature of the Pacific has cooled, signaling the end of the El Niño part of the cycleExperts say there is a 75% chance of a La Niña pattern forming by the end of 2016

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According to Dr. Santoso, the risk for a strong _ is enhanced following a strong El Niño, such as the one we just had over the last year.