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.
Example: Passage: I submitted the hit. The hit was approved, and then I was paid.
Example solution: approved
Example explanation: There are three events in this passage (i) submission event ("submitted") (ii) the approval event ("approved"), and (iii) the payment event ("paid"). You can use any one of them as an output.

Problem: Passage: The United States should take advantage of its influence to help bring an immediate solution to these issues in a firmer yet fair way, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was quoted as saying by the New Straits Times. On the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, the United States seems to be selective in the way it deals with this issues, Badawi told reporters after meeting with US President George W. Bush in Busan, South Korea.

Solution: take