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.

[Q]: Statement: To my intense surprise, he replied that, on the contrary, he was extremely likely to be acquitted.  Choices: 1. John Cavendish was the man who was likely to be acquitted. 2. I was not surprised at all that he said the man was likely to go free. 3. I was surprised that he said that the man was likely to be acquitted.
[A]: 1


[Q]: Statement: These changes were also submitted to OMB for approval. Choices: 1. The OMB can approve these changes. 2. These changes were so useless that they weren't mentioned anymore. 3. It takes some time to get these changes approved.
[A]: 3


[Q]: Statement: Respondents- lawyers employed by LSC grantees, together with others- filed suit to declare, inter alia, the restriction invalid. Choices: 1. The respondents were lawyers working for LSC grantees. 2. The respondents were lawyers working for pro bono clinics. 3. The respondents were plumberes working for LSC grantees.
[A]:
2