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.

Statement: Another horse roared by and she fell under a flash of steel. Choices:  1. As another horse roared by, she stayed upright. 2. The horse she was riding had been spooked. 3. She fell as a horse raced by.
3

Statement: Luckily for Mr. Inglethorp, he had been able to produce an unimpeachable alibi.  Choices:  1. Inglethorp invented an excuse that was too good to be true. 2. Inglethorp was a shrewd man, with lying being one of his specialties. 3. The alibi was quickly cracked and disregarded, leaving Inglethorped forked.
1

Statement: But he had no defense prepared against such an appeal. Choices:  1. They had expected a different outcome. 2. They had not expected this defense. 3. They knew what to do with the appeal.

2