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.

Q: Passage: "It's a bit surprising (to have five mascots), but if you look at them as a whole, they are more complete than any single image," said Li Xiang, a public servant.

A: surprising
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Q: Passage: His party failed to win a single seat in parliament in Turkey's December 1995 general election, as it received only 8.5 percent of the vote, which was short of the required 10 percent national threshold. Turkes was expected to be replaced by his son, Tugrul, as party chief, according to political analysts.

A: win
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Q: Passage: You know, since he's been here the stock skyrocketed so, Yeah I think he's doing the right thing. I think it's a good thing that they're finally going to be downsizing you know some management because there is a whole lot of waste.

A:
know
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