In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.

[EX Q]: Passage: Even if the gross national product is either flat or in the growth range of 2% to 2.5%, "we can handle that," Mr. Marous said. GNP is the total value of the nation's output of goods and services.
[EX A]: is

[EX Q]: Passage: Newspaper reports have said Amir was infatuated with Har-Shefi and may have been trying to impress her by killing the prime minister. Har-Shefi acknowledged she told police interrogators that Rabin was a traitor and that she prayed for him to have a heart attack and die.
[EX A]: said

[EX Q]: Passage: "There have been too many bailouts in Europe; it's time to remove the air bags," said Stephen Jen, a former economist at the International Monetary Fund who runs a hedge fund in London. "This is not a Lehman," he said, referring to the disastrous chain reaction touched off by the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008.
[EX A]:
been