TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
PROBLEM: Statement: nice talking to you Charles bye Choices:  1. This was a nice talk about politics Charles. 2. This was a nice talk Charles. 3. I hate this talk, Tom.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: uh how they doing this year i'm not i haven't even been following them very much Choices:  1. I haven't kept up on what they've been up to lately. 2. I've been closely following what they've been up to. 3. I don't watch the news so I haven't kept up on them lately.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: In fiscal year 1998, Illinois spent approximately $6.2 billion for Medicaid covering over 1.3 million recipients. Choices:  1. An estimated 5.7 billion was spent on Medicaid in 1999. 2. Spendings in 1998 were closer to 6.3 billion to be precise. 3. An estimated 6.2 billion was spent in 1998.

SOLUTION:
3