TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Statement: But for those who aren't so popular, Washington High is a forbidding place. Choices: 1. Washington High can be a scary place if you're not popular. 2. Washington High is welcoming to all students, even if you're not popular. 3. Freshman are more popular than juniors at Washington High.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Statement: The island has a checkered past of smuggling and pira cy. Choices: 1. Pirates have frequented the waters around the island as recently as 5 years ago. 2. Smuggling and piracy used to occur in close proximity to the island. 3. The island is unique in having a history free of piracy.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: Dating from the 17th century, it was a summerhouse for Ambleside Hall, a large mansion built a century earlier, which, sadly, no longer exists. Choices: 1. The large mansion built in the 13th century still lies on the same place. 2. Ambleside Hall was built in the 16th century but it was destroyed later. 3. At this particular location, you can only find the buildings dated from the 17th century.

SOLUTION:
3