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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
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Jeremain Lens was axed from Sunderland’s first-team squad and is set to be fined two weeks' wages after refusing to take part in a post-match workout, Sportsmail can reveal. The Holland forward – a £9million summer signing from Dynamo Kiev - was an unused substitute during the 1-0 home defeat to Watford last weekend. Afterwards, Lens infuriated manager Sam Allardyce and his backroom team by refusing to join his fellow subs in a running exercise on the pitch at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats boss and the club are now in the process of imposing a maximum fine – thought to be in the region of £100,000 – and Lens trained with the Under-21s towards the end of last week.Jeremain Lens failed to take part in running exercise after Watford defeatDutchman set to be handed maximum club fine and trained with Under 21sDropped for Sunderland's squad against Chelsea for 'disciplinary reasons'Boss Sam Allardyce and players infuriated by forward's attitude 
 Question:He was then left out of the squad beaten 3-1 at Chelsea on Saturday with _ confirming his omission was because of ‘disciplinary reasons’.
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Sam Allardyce


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(CNN) -- President Barack Obama is poised to make his case to the country on the next steps for tackling the threat posed by ISIS. Certainly, ISIS' advances this summer -- including the seizure of territories in Iraq and Syria, declaration of a new "caliphate," and its killings of thousands in Iraq and Syria, including two American journalists -- have been a wake-up call. What should the President keep in mind as he prepares to deliver his speech Wednesday? Here are five key questions he should answer in his speech and as he follows up in the coming weeks: What metrics will the United States use to gauge the success of airstrikes in Iraq and possible additional strikes in Syria?President Barack Obama is set to outline his strategy to counter ISIS on WednesdayObama should outline how exactly he will gauge success, say Brian KatulisBuilding lasting coalitions will be essential, Katulis writesKatulis: Administration should make clear what support it will offer forces opposing ISIS 
 Question:Inside of Iraq, millions have been displaced by the multiple waves of conflict inside the country, including the most recent conflict in northern _ with ISIS.
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Iraq


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Washington (CNN) Donald Trump is declining to endorse a pair of Republican heavyweights -- House Speaker Paul Ryan and former presidential nominee John McCain -- in their primary fights, another sign of the fractures within the party. Ryan and McCain face long-shot challengers in their respective primary races in Wisconsin and Arizona. Yet their party's presidential nominee would not bless them in an interview with The Washington Post on Tuesday. "I like Paul, but these are horrible times for our country. We need very strong leadership. We need very, very strong leadership. And I'm just not quite there yet. I'm not quite there yet," Trump said of Ryan.Ryan and McCain face long-shot challengers in their re-election racesTrump's phrasing -- "I'm not quite there yet" -- echoes comments Ryan made to CNN in May 
 Question:_ in particular was harsh, saying Trump did not have an "unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us."
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John McCain