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.

[EX Q]: Statement: To my intense surprise, he replied that, on the contrary, he was extremely likely to be acquitted.  Choices: 1. John Cavendish was the man who was likely to be acquitted. 2. I was not surprised at all that he said the man was likely to go free. 3. I was surprised that he said that the man was likely to be acquitted.
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: Statement: See The Sound of One Hand Talking for Slate 's take on Franklin and the panel.) Choices: 1. You can see the opinion of Slate on Franklin and the panel. 2. Franklin has led to many arguments over the principles. 3. Slate has will never hold any discussion over Franklin.
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Statement: Grandparents and fathers push the carriages of the new arrivals during the evening volta, or stroll, glowing in the warmth of the congratulations of their neighbors and friends. Choices: 1. Mothers pull wagons with babies in them. 2. Father push strollers while they walk past the townspeople. 3. Father push strollers while they walk past the townspeople who cheer them on.
[EX A]:
3