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 _ .

A 17-year-old boy who was shot dead from behind by a police officer had just stolen a handgun, according to the police department in question. Justus Howell was gunned down from behind by an officer in Zion, Illinois on Saturday afternoon after officers were called to reports of an argument. The chief of the Zion Police Department has now said that the argument was in fact a scuffle over a handgun - during which the firearm went off and Howell allegedly pointed it at another teenager. Killed: Justus Howell, 17, was shot twice in the back by police in Zion, Illinois, on Saturday afternoonJustus Howell was shot dead on Saturday afternoon in Zion, IllinoisPolice now claim he was fleeing after trying to steal a handgunTramond Peet, 18, said he met Howell in Zion in order to sell him the firearmBut claims Howell tried to take it, and pointed weapon at him during scuffle
_ told investigators that he let go of the gun when he heard sirens.

A little girl who slipped through metal bars and became trapped by the neck was saved by the heroic efforts of her neighbours. Na Chu had just returned from a trip to the zoo when her grandmother accidentally locked her in the house by herself in the Xiangtan, south China. The five-year-old panicked and ran to the window but fell between the protective metal slats of the residential property, the People's Daily Online reports. Scroll down for video Long drop: The child dangles from the residential block in the Xiangtan District, south China Propped up: A neighbour stops the five-year-old from suffocating by giving her a poll to sit onFive-year-old had accidentally been locked in by grandmaShe ran to the window to shout her but fell between the metal slatsNeighbours used piece of pipe and other items to take weight off neckEmergency crews arrived 30 minutes later to free her from railings
_ rushed to help after they spotted the little girl hanging in the air with her head trapped between the bars.

Walter Smith says Ally McCoist deserves a chance to prove himself as a successful manager at a stable club. The Ibrox legend worked closely with McCoist and coach Kenny McDowall before the duo assumed the reins at Rangers during four years of unprecedented turmoil off and on the pitch. Charged with leading the club back to the Premiership from the bottom tier, McCoist finally resigned and was placed on gardening leave in December and is still earning £14,000 a week while his 12-month notice period runs down. Walter Smith says Ally McCoist deserves a chance to prove himself a successful manager at a stable clubWalter Smith believes Ally McCoist deserves another managerial jobIbrox legend believes McCoist still has something to offer in footballMcCoist is still being paid £14,000 a week while his notice period runs out

‘There was no guarantee of that, but they got it, and you have got to say that the circumstances they worked under were probably the poorest of any manager at any time in _’ history.

