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.

Q: Statement: I sure forgot Beresford, said Julius contritely. Choices:  1. Julius didn't remember. 2. Julius could easily recall every detail. 3. Julius had forgotten Beresford birthday.

A: 1
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Q: Statement: As Istanbul it was the seat of the Ottoman sultans, rulers of a 500-year Islamic empire that stretched from the Black Sea and the Balkans to Arabia and Algeria. Choices:  1. The Ottoman empire collapsed for a number of reasons, but its collapse is largely seen to have been an inevitability by most historians. 2. The Ottoman empire established a 500-year rule over territory that stretched from the Black Sea and the Balkans to the Arabia and Algeria. 3. The Ottoman empire established a 200-year rule over a comparably small territory.

A: 2
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Q: Statement: 14 So far, the net payments from the United States to foreign lenders have been small as a share of GDP, as shown in figure 3.3. Choices:  1. The net payments from the US to foreign lenders are very large. 2. The net payments from the US to foreign lenders are very small. 3. The net payments from the US to foreign lenders have dropped each year.

A:
2
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