TASK DEFINITION: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to generate a question about temporal relations based on that passage. A temporal relation describes the relation between two things with respect to time e.g., something happens/starts/terminates/... immediately/shortly/usually/... before/after/during/... something else.
Your question should include an event, or ask about an event, and should not be a yes/no question.
PROBLEM: Passage: "On Saturday and Sunday alone, we sold 400,000 yuan (nearly 50,000 US dollars) of the toy mascots," said Li Qiaosheng, general manager of Xinbai Department Store, one of the biggest in Nanjing. Yet some citizens' love for the Olympic mascots went irrational.

SOLUTION: What event has already finished?

PROBLEM: Passage: Fortson was banished for verbally abusing a referee, failing to leave the court in a timely manner after being ejected and knocking over a water cooler while leaving. The incident came with nine minutes and 13 seconds to play in the fourth quarter of Seattle's 106-90 victory.

SOLUTION: What event has already finished?

PROBLEM: Passage: He said he saw "no obvious reason to be concerned" by the recent plunge in the dollar against the euro, a trend that has prompted fears that the euro's appreciation could cut into eurozone exports and dampen growth. Asked about the European Central Bank's interest rate policy, he replied: "We think a policy of moderate tightening remains appropriate."

SOLUTION:
What event has already finished?