In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

[EX Q]: Statement: The central part of the Po valley is only a fraction of the Italian lands conquered by the Lombards when they crosed the Alps from eastern Europe in the early Middle Ages. Choices:  1. No part of the Po Valley was conquered by the Lombards. 2. The middle of the Po Valley is one area that was conquered by the Lombards. 3. The areas on the east and west sides of the Po Valley were not conquered.
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Statement: My feeling is that the biology questions trump everything else. Choices:  1. The questions about evolution trump everything else. 2. The biology questions are more important than everything else. 3. Biology is not that important in the grand scheme of things.
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Statement: If the designed procedures met the requirements, we did not object to the implementation of fast pay. Choices:  1. They advocated for slowing down the payment system. 2. They were all for the faster payments. 3. They wanted their money.
[EX A]:
2