TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Statement: There are, of course, other contribution or cost coverage goals that could be selected. Choices: 1. Other contribution or cost coverage goals could be selected. 2. The cost coverage goals must be effective in order to be selected. 3. You don't need to choose any cost coverage goals.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: Somebody handed me a microphone, and I stood on the edge of the stage; looking down over the precipice, staring at all of the scruffy young people below. Choices: 1. While holding a microphone, I looked at a bunch of young people. 2. Young people in the audience were judging me. 3. Somebody handed me a live chicken.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: But what earthly interest could he have in my mother's death? Choices: 1. It seems so unrelated to what he should be investigating.  2. He is investigating the potential for a serial killer. 3. I don't understand why he would be interested in the death of my mother. 

SOLUTION:
1