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: Arkansas' Supreme Court on Friday afternoon stopped any more same-sex marriages in the state, a court spokeswoman said, leaving the legal status of more than 400 gay and lesbian couples who got marriage licenses in limbo. This development stems from 21 couples' legal challenge of Amendment 83 to the Arkansas Constitution, arguing that it violates their federal and state rights of equal protection and privacy. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza ruled in their favor last Friday. But same-sex marriage was back up in the air after the state Supreme Court said Wednesday it couldn't decide whether to grant an emergency stay because Piazza's decision was "not final."A state judge in Arkansas earlier struck down same-sex marriage banArkansas Supreme Court grants a stay, thus preventing more such marriagesStatus of couples who got marriage licenses is unclear

Output: _, at least, was issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples by Thursday afternoon.


Input: Consider Input: Ben Carson came on CNN this morning to refute the network's reporting on his childhood, specifically the suggestion that the violent acts he described in his memoir never happened. The 30-minute phone interview turned contentious fast, with Carson and New Day host Alisyn Camerota sparring throughout over his past and newly uncovered statements he made in 2014 about 'stupid' people and Fox News. 'This is a bunch of lies,' he said of CNN's reporting on his formative years. 'Attempting to say that I'm lying about my history, I think it's pathetic.' The GOP presidential candidate who has been called 'low-energy' by Donald Trump derided the media at large for trying to dig up skeletons in his closet and implied during the interview that Camerota may be one of the 'stupid' people in America.'Attempting to say that I'm lying about my history, I think it's pathetic,' he told New Day host Alisyn CamerotaTension stemmed from a bombshell report CNN dropped yesterday calling into question Carson's purported tendency toward violence as a childCarson said in his 1990 memoir that he stabbed a friend named Bob during a dispute over the radio station they were listening toHe now says Bob was a relative not a friend - and all the names in the book are fake to protect the identities of the people he wrote aboutSeparately, in a 2014 speech, he said 'many' Americans are stupid and the U.S. would be Cuba if it weren't for Fox NewsAfter Camerota pressed him to define the 'stupid' people he was referring to and asked him about the Fox claim, he implied she might be stupid, tooFor more of the latest on Ben Carson visit www.dailymail.co.uk/gopprimary

Output: Immediately after, however, she brought up _'s 2014 comments about 'stupid' people, jump-starting a new argument with him.


Input: Consider Input: Mexico's 2-1 victory over Panama to reach the Gold Cup final was overshadowed by dodgy decisions, protests on the pitch and a banner calling CONCACAF 'thieves'. But it also played host to one of the most ridiculous dives you are ever likely to see in football. Mexican right back Paul Aguilar was the culprit, inexplicably tumbling to the ground after 'coming together' with Panama midfielder Armando Cooper. In fact, Aguilar had simply had his chest brushed after running the ball out of play, and fell like he had been shot in front of the assistant referee, a couple of seconds after the 'contact'.Mexico beat Panama 2-1 on Wednesday night to reach Gold Cup finalAndres Guardado scored two contentious penalties while Panama were reduced to 10 menPaul Aguilar produced ridiculous dive after having his chest brushed by Panama midfielder Armando Cooper


Output: The _ players protested in the dressing room after their defeat, posing underneath a large banner which read 'CONCACAF thieves'.