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.

[EX Q]: Statement: With mild distaste, I took the Gauntlet he handed me. Choices: 1. I wanted the gauntlet and I begged him for it.  2. I didn't want to take it but I took the gauntlet and then threw it.  3. The gauntlet was handed to be and I accepted it. 
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Statement: oh that that's a remarkable number i get them rarely and i'm still astounded that that uh one they let anyone do them and two that they have any effectiveness whatsoever  um because i'm usually so insulted by them i just hang up as soon as i recognize what they are Choices: 1. The person speaking does not use the telephone at all.  2. The person speaking dislikes it when people who call from a certain number talk to the speaker in a certain manner.  3. The person speaking dislikes speaking on the telephone. 
[EX A]: 3

[EX Q]: Statement: had to be elevated to a similar stature. Choices: 1. The flag had to be lifted to the right stature above the pole. 2. The man was falling to a lower stature. 3. Had to be raised to a like stature.
[EX A]:
1