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.

Statement: You see, she explained to Jane, "if they think we're going to Sir James, this will put them off the scent. Choices:  1. You see, they will likely follow the red herring, and fall off our trail. 2. You see, there is no way they could lose our trail. 3. You see, if they imagine we're visiting Sir James, they will lose our trail.
3

Statement: GAO's work on Y2K began through its research and development program, but the vital importance of this issue has manifested itself in many congressional requests for work that the agency received in fiscal years 1998 and 1999. Choices:  1. The extreme importance of the Y2K issue caused a number of requests for work from GOA. 2. GOA investigated the Y2K issue because it a widespread impact on financial institutions and businesses. 3. The Y2K issue was widely ignored and required little to no work to resolve.
1

Statement: As a result of the process, many states, including Maine, Connecticut, Colorado and Washington now have only a single LSC grantee, while Illinois and Texas have a mere three. Choices:  1. Maine has the largest number of LSC grantees in the country. 2. The process has caused many states to have only one LSC grantee. 3. These states used to have many more grantees.

2