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.

Statement: Magic to lift things instead of honest ropes that shrink and wood that swells. Choices: 1. Magic is the most honest way to lift things. 2. Magic is dishonest because it can only be used by politicians. 3. Ropes and wood are more host ways to lift things than magic.
2

Statement: They were not pleasant ones. Choices: 1. We were hoping to get something more pleasing to deal with. 2. They were not very nice. 3. They were so pleasant and kind.
1

Statement:  Dave stared up at the mottled dome above him and at the dull clod--certainly a mandrake--who was still carrying the sample. Choices: 1. Dave wished he could see the dome above him. 2. The clod was carrying the sample. 3. The clod was never carrying the sample.

1