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: A chronic shortage of nearly 50,000 lorry drivers across every corner of Britain will cause vital deliveries to shops and businesses to seize up well before Christmas, haulage leaders warned today as they published new figures. The Road Haulage Association is today writing to the Prime Minister David Cameron demanding government intervention to help with the ‘chronic truck driver shortage’, which they argue is having ‘a profound affect’ on the UK’s supply chain. The RHA also said that the economic recovery risks being ‘stalled’ by the delivery driver shortage. ‘There is a national truck driver shortage, estimated to be in the region of 45,000 thousand. And with over 35,000 thousand existing drivers due to retire in the next two years, the situation is deteriorating fast, ‘ the RHA said.The Road Haulage Association said there is a 45,000 driver shortfallIt said the £3,000 cost of training to be a truck driver is a 'serious barrier'It called on the Government to invest £150m in driver training in the budget

SOLUTION: RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said: ‘The RHA represents _ hauliers who, between them, operate over 100,000 heavy goods vehicles.

PROBLEM: Hillary Clinton could face a serious challenge in the Democratic primary from a party-switching politician with his sights on the Oval Office. No, not Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont who became a Democrat in order to compete for the nomination of the party he best aligns with. Nor is it Lincoln Chafee, the former Republican senator from Rhode Island who served as governor of the state for one term as an independent and later became a Democrat. Chafee's announcing his candidacy for the Democratic Party's nomination this evening during a foreign policy address at George Mason University. But it's former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg who politicos are talking about today.It's not Bernie Sanders or former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, who is expected to announce his candidacy tonightDemocrats are said to be wooing former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to run against ClintonHe was Democrat but became a Republican before running for office; he's now independent but would have 'no problem' switching again, it's saidAt a net worth of $36.9 billion, he could fund his own campaign

SOLUTION: _'s real-time net worth at the time this article was $36.9 billion, making him the 14th wealthiest person in the world.

PROBLEM: Yohan Cabaye will undergo a medical at Crystal Palace on Thursday after the club agreed a record fee for the French midfielder. Palace will pay £10million, rising to £12.8m with add-ons, for the 29-year-old Paris Saint-Germain star, making him the most expensive signing in their history. The Eagles have beaten London rivals Tottenham to snap up the former Newcastle playmaker, who moved back to France in a £19m deal last year. Cabaye’s relationship with Alan Pardew, who brought him to St James’ Park from Lille in 2011, has been a key factor in securing his Premier League return. The fee eclipses Palace’s previous record transfer, £7m paid to Wigan for James McArthur last summer.Crystal Palace agree £10m fee rising to £12.8m with PSG for Yohan CabayeCabaye will have a medical on Thursday ahead of the moveSportsmail revealed Palace's interest in Cabaye back in May

SOLUTION:
Regular football in the Premier League with _ was something he could not afford to turn down.