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: Agency Comments As required by generally accepted government auditing standards, GAO provides responsible agency officials and other directly affected parties with an opportunity to review and provide comments on a draft of a report before it is issued. Choices: 1. GAO provides responsible agency officials and other directly affected parties with an opportunity to review and provide comments on a draft of a report before it is issued. 2. The GAO is a respected organization which has a history of helping agency officials review drafts. 3. The GAO makes no action in helping agency officials.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: Further, these coefficients determine the percent of total cost that comes from mail processing and delivery at a specific volume per capita. Choices: 1. Delivery costs are usually measured first by these coefficients. 2. Total costs are determined in part by these coefficients. 3. These coefficients are of no use when measuring total costs.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: It takes some six weeks to complete the construction of what is considered to be a precision instrument. Choices: 1. It takes just a few minutes to make one. 2. It can take weeks for craftsmen to carve it. 3. It can take weeks to make the precision instrument.

SOLUTION:
2