In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.

Q: Statement: In more recent times,wealth has passed the island by, but it still produces some jewelry and has a reputation for particularly fine pottery, which can be seen outside the workshops drying in the sun. Choices: 1. Fine pottery and jewelry are still produced on the island. 2. Production of fine pottery and jewelry has helped the island. 3. The island is very wealthy due to the production of fine pottery and jewelry.

A: 2
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Q: Statement: Even its advertised passbook savings accounts earned 1.49 percent. Choices: 1. The account earnings are a good rate. 2. The savings accounts earned 3 percent. 3. The passbook savings account is advertised.

A: 1
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Q: Statement: She smiled at him affectionately, and remarked in a slightly affected voice: "Pay the thing, will you, old bean?  Choices: 1. Upset, but remaining calm, she sweetly asked him to "pay the thing". 2. With an angry voice, she gruelingly asked him to" pay the thing". 3. In a sweet manner, she asked him to "Pay the thing, will you?"

A:
1
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