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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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LONDON, England (CNN) -- British soldier Phil Packer was told a year ago that he would never walk again, but on Saturday he finished the London Marathon. Londoners applaud Maj. Phil Packer, who was told he'd never walk again. He completed the race 13 days after it started, walking on crutches for two miles a day -- the most his doctor would allow -- in order to raise money for charity. Flanked by cheering soldiers and supporters, an obviously emotional Packer had defied medical opinion after his lower spine was badly injured in the aftermath of a rocket attack on his base in Basra, Iraq, in February 2008.Phil Packer, 36, was wounded in the aftermath of a rocket attack in IraqHe walked on crutches for two miles a day to finish the London MarathonHe finished the marathon Saturday, 13 days after everyone else
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_ is far from alone; the six-year war in Iraq has disabled thousands of people.


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Washington (CNN) Rep. Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump's pick for CIA director, promised Thursday at his Senate confirmation hearing to deliver unvarnished facts to the President and pledged to shield the agency from political influence at a time when Trump has been critical of the intelligence community. Like other nominees this week, the Kansas Republican disagreed with the President-elect in tone and substance on several occastions. He vowed not to reinstate enhanced interrogation techniques -- even if ordered to do so by Trump -- and took a harder line on Russia than Trump has displayed. Pompeo opened the hearing with criticism of Moscow even as the President-elect has suggested that the intelligence community's findings of Russian meddling in last year's election were overblown.Pompeo, a Kansas Republican, sits down before the Senate Select Committee on IntelligenceRussia's hacking efforts are an issue of top concern on both sides of the aisle
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In response to the 2014 Senate report that found the _ tortured suspected terrorists, Pompeo released a statement saying the methods used were constitutional.


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Washington (CNN) A Russian fighter jet recently conducted an "unprofessional" intercept of a US KC-10 tanker aircraft in the skies over Syria, prompting Russian officers to apologize, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian told reporters at the Pentagon Wednesday. A US military official told CNN that the incident took place approximately two weeks ago and that the Russian fighter had performed a "barrel roll" over the US plane. The official added that the US assesses the pilot was acting on his own initiative in performing the action. Harrigian, who oversees US air forces in the region, said that the Russians apologized for that particular incident after the coalition communicated its displeasure about the unprofessional intercept.A US military official told CNN that the incident took place approximately two weeks agoThe US and Russia have sought ways to ensure that their respective personnel are not targeted by mistake
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Despite the intercept, Harrigian said the coalition had been effectively de-conflicting with the _, saying that it was the only incident in recent months where there were any "issues."