TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be given a passage, a question and a list of single-word events identified from the passage. The goal is to point out all events from the given event list that can answer the question. If a question is unanswerable or none of the events answer the question, output should be empty.
PROBLEM: Passage: Plans to step up the European Union's ties to Hong Kong after this transfer to Chinese rule on July 1 will be discussed for the first time at a meeting of EU foreign ministers here on Tuesday. On the table will be a report from the European Commission setting out how the EU should go about defending its extensive interests in the territory -- the bloc's 10th largest trading partner -- and its role in ensuring that Beijing honours its commitments to respect its autonomy. Question: What began before Tuesday? Events: ['step', 'ties', 'transfer', 'rule', 'July', '1', 'discussed', 'time', 'meeting', 'Tuesday', 'be', 'report', 'setting', 'go', 'defending', 'trading', 'ensuring', 'honours', 'commitments', 'respect', 'autonomy', 'Plans']

SOLUTION: ties

PROBLEM: Passage: The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 28.76 points (0.23 percent) to 12,444.52, its second consecutive all-time record close, after hitting an intraday high of 12,486.30. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index advanced 3.35 points (0.14 percent) to 2,457.20 a day after closing at its highest level since February 2001. Question: What happened before Nasdaq composite index advanced 3.35 points but has not finished? Events: ['climbed', 'record', 'hitting', 'high', 'advanced', 'closing']

SOLUTION:

PROBLEM: Passage: In 2006, China and Russia have made "historic breakthroughs" in investment and cooperation in the petroleum industry, Zhou Jiping, deputy general manager of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), said in Beijing on Thursday. So far this year, the two countries have signed a series of agreements on setting up two joint venture companies involving oil and gas exploitation and the construction of a pipeline transporting Russian crude oil to the Chinese border, according to the CNPC official. Question: What will happen after two joint companies are set up? Events: ['made', 'said', 'signed', 'setting', 'transporting']

SOLUTION:
transporting