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: He was pro-German, as he would have been pro-Boer. Choices: 1. The man is a loyal American. 2. He speaks fluent German. 3. German beliefs were ones he believed in.
[A]: 2


[Q]: Statement: New illumination was installed in 1985 to light up the tower from within, and it was the obvious main focus of France's celebrations for the change of the millennium in 1999. Choices: 1. The New Illumination was installed to light up the Eiffel Tower.   2. The New Illumination was not in place to celebrate the new millennium.   3. The New Illumination was the main focus for the new millennium celebrations.  
[A]: 1


[Q]: Statement: If these debt securities are retired before maturity, the difference, if any, between the reacquisition price and the net carrying value of the extinguished debt should be recognized as a gain or loss by the fund that owned the securities. Choices: 1. There is a difference in retiring debt securities before maturity. 2. There is a big difference in retiring debt securities before maturity. 3. There is no difference in between retiring debt securities before maturity.
[A]:
2