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].

Q: A woman who endured domestic abuse for years at the hands of her 'evil' ex-partner has urged other victims to seek help and not hide violence at home like she did. Susan, who is now in her early sixties, revealed to FEMAIL that her ex, Steve, used to regularly beat her, throttle her and once threatened her with a hammer. They had a daughter together, Grace (all names have been changed to protect victims' identities), and she was terrified to leave their home in Liverpool because Steve said he would kill them if they ever tried to escape. During this time, Susan forged a successful career in human resources and nobody had any idea of the violence she suffered at home.Susan lived with abusive partner in Liverpool for more than 15 yearsToo scared to leave him as he threatened to kill her and their daughterHad successful career in human resources and hid troubles at homeOnly escaped after daughter called police when he nearly killed herPair have been able to move on with support of NSPCC 
 Question:Their whirlwind romance led to her becoming pregnant six months later and it was then _ began to show his true colours.

A: Steve
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Q: Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) President Donald Trump's endorsement and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's money carried their preferred candidate over the first hurdle in Alabama's Senate race Tuesday. But the results showed why the second hurdle will be much tougher to clear. Sen. Luther Strange, the national Republicans' preferred candidate, topped Rep. Mo Brooks to finish second Tuesday and advance to a runoff against controversial former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. But Moore was the clear first-place finisher, earning 39% of the vote, compared to 31% for Strange and 19% for Brooks, with 95% of precincts' results tallied. Moore and Strange will now face off in a September 26 runoff to determine who will face Doug Jones -- who cruised through Tuesday's Democratic primary -- in the December special election to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions' former seat.Roy Moore and Luther Strange will now face off in a September 26 runoffStrange, previously Alabama's attorney general, filled the seat in February 
 Question:Moore predicted that "the most negative campaign ads in the history of _" will be aired against him by pro-Strange groups, and said it's up to voters to reject them.

A: Alabama
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Q: (CNN) -- At a friend's sleepover more than a year ago, 14-year-old Phillip Swartley pocketed change from unlocked vehicles in the neighborhood to buy chips and soft drinks. The cops caught him. Former Luzerne county President Judge Mark Ciavarella pleaded guilty, faces prison and was disbarred. There was no need for an attorney, said Phillip's mother, Amy Swartley, who thought at most, the judge would slap her son with a fine or community service. But she was shocked to find her eighth-grader handcuffed and shackled in the courtroom and sentenced to a youth detention center. Then, he was shipped to a boarding school for troubled teens for nine months.Two Pennsylvania judges plead guilty to federal fraud chargesJudges received more than $2.6 million from youth detention centersMinors appeared before judge accepting cash from private prisonsHundreds of minors weren't represented, attorneys say 
 Question:They say hundreds of children who appeared before _ didn't have lawyers.

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Mark Ciavarella
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