TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given a statement, and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence clearly disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3' corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
PROBLEM: Statement: Its average annual growth rate fell from 9.9 percent in 1987-90 to negative 1.6 percent in 1990-93 and further to negative Choices:  1. The average annual growth rate fell into the negatives. 2. The negative growth was caused by improper resource management. 3. The average annual growth rate has doubled in the 1990s.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Statement: Each fall the temple has a special night-time illumination of its many maple trees, their flaming reds and oranges highlighted with strategically placed pin-spotlights. Choices:  1. The maple trees were planted by priests at the temple over a hundred years ago. 2. At nighttime during fall, the maple trees at the temple are lit up by spotlights. 3. The monks at the temple recently felled all of their maple trees and sold them for firewood.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Statement: NRCS submitted that analysis to the General Accounting Office on May 29, 1997, along with a copy of its final rule. Choices:  1. The NRCS submitted the analysis in person. 2. General Accounting Office received the analysis in 1997. 3. NRCS has kept the analysis a top secret.

SOLUTION:
3