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: Scholars say it was really named Mons Mercurii, and was the site of a pagan Roman temple. Choices: 1. It was where a CHristian church had been. 2. Some historian believe that, at the site of a pagan Roman temple, it may have been named Mons Mercurii. 3. It was the spot where a pagan temple was.

A: 2
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Q: Statement: We have joined in this fight to protect the town. Choices: 1. We do not want any part in protecting the town. 2. We will help protect the town against the warfare.  3. We are going to help protect the town. 

A: 2
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Q: Statement: Further, we met with a panel of CIOs from five small federal agencies to determine whether the practices identified are also applicable across diverse organizational sizes (based on dimensions such as budget, personnel, etc.). Choices: 1. We measured organizations' sizes using their budgets and number of employees. 2. We met with CIOs from small federal agencies to discuss practices and their applications. 3. We were only able to meet with CIOs from two small federal agencies.

A:
1
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