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.
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Question: 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.

Answer: 2


Question: Statement: VBA's Senior Executive Performance Plans41 Performance Elements41 Performance Standards for Elements42 Performance Standards for Summary Ratings43 Revisions to the Fiscal Year 2002 Performance Plans44 Choices: 1. In 2002 there were revisions made to the fiscal year performance plans. 2. No revisions were made for fiscal year 2002 and the performance plans were scrapped. 3. VBA's performance in 2001 exceeded the expectations of senior executives.

Answer: 3


Question: Statement: Lending practices still face scrutiny Choices: 1. Lending practices must be monitored. 2. Lending practices are not scrutinized. 3. Lending practices are scrutinized still.

Answer:
1