TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Passage: But success of the poll hinges on turnout among the fallen Sunni Arab elite that boycotted the January 30 election for a transitional parliament, Iraq's first free vote in half a century. On Monday, Sunni Sheikh Khalaf al-Alyani, a leader of the Iraqi National Dialogue, pressed Iraqi insurgents to observe a five-day truce so that the crucial vote could take place peacefully.

SOLUTION: poll

PROBLEM: Passage: Chinese President Hu Jintao said here on Friday that China is willing to work together with the new German government to push forward the bilateral relations. During his meeting with designated chancellor Angela Merkel, Hu congratulated her on becoming the first woman chancellor in the German history, and spoke highly of her long-term contributions to the development of Sino-German relations.

SOLUTION: said

PROBLEM: Passage: With a host of European countries concerned over possible implication in Washington's "war on terror", questions have been raised about 32 flights by US-registered aircraft in Swiss airspace between early 2003 and December this year. On November 27, the Swiss government demanded explanations from Washington about 27 overflights of its territory by US planes in 2003 and 2004.

SOLUTION:
concerned