TASK DEFINITION: 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 _ .
PROBLEM: Back in the early years of Islam, Syria was famous for its martyrs: its shahids. Pious warriors would travel from across the Caliphate to fight on its northern frontier against the garrisons of Christian Byzantium. The men who died there for Islam were hailed by their fellow Muslims as the bravest of the brave. 'How pleasant to us,' one of them declared, 'is the fragrance of dust, and dirt, and blood flowing down our necks.' Today, young men are once again flocking to Syria to die as martyrs. Many of the Muslims who sign up to fight for Islamic State do so in the belief that those killed for Allah will attain the highest level of paradise.Khaled al-Asaad was beheaded at the archaeological site by ISIS militantsBorn and raised in Palmyra, he was head of antiquities for 40 yearsHe was devoted to the historic site writing books and excavating itThe Syrian historian even named one of his daughters Zenobia

SOLUTION: The truth of this is impossible to know — but of one thing we can be certain: Khaled al-_, humane, learned and committed to the preservation of his country's heritage, was exactly the kind of Syrian ISIS is committed to eradicating.

PROBLEM: Boko Haram has set a terrifying new precedent by releasing its first gruesome video of a beheading since it pledged allegiance to ISIS. The video adopts many of the same style-points as the hundreds of barbaric videos released by ISIS over the last year. The 'west Africa' insignia in the top-left corner suggests the terror group has set up a new so-called media wing in the country. It comes on the same day that MailOnline learned of a Somali terror group's intentions to join ISIS - which would extend its so-called caliphate to east-Africa. The ten minute-long propaganda video begins with what appears to be an intense firefight against Nigerian soldiers.The footage bears all the hallmarks of an Islamic State propaganda videoShows Boko Haram fighters battling Nigerian troops in unknown locationCaptured soldier is forced to kneel before he is shot dead and decapitatedSomali terror group Al-Shabaab's merger with Islamic State is 'imminent'

SOLUTION: The decision comes at a time when many of Al-_'s local and foreign leaders are being killed by commando raids and drone strikes, the group is rapidly losing territory and its money is running out as a result.

PROBLEM: BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Fireworks, athletes and pageantry on a scale never before seen in the Olympics opened the Summer Games in Beijing on Friday as the Asian nation kicked off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in history. Fans celebrate the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, on Friday. Chinese President Hu Jintao declared the Olympics officially open, retired Chinese gymnastics champion Li Ning was carried through the air to light the Olympic cauldron, and pyrotechnics exploded throughout Beijing as the crowd of 91,000 at National Stadium cheered wildly. It was a stunning display from the nation of 1.3 billion people. Some media observers believe that the Opening Ceremony may be the most-watched television event in history.Olympics Opening is under way, marking beginning of Summer Games2008 summer Olympics is most expensive on recordAnticipation building grows who will light Olympic cauldronMore than 10,000 athletes to compete for about 300 gold medals

SOLUTION:
Watch why the Olympics mean so much for the _ ».