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: I remembered Mary as she lay white and exhausted on the sofa, listening, listening.  Choices: 1. Mary lay pale on the sofa as she listened. 2. What Mary was listening to made her pale in the face. 3. Mary sat on the sofa as she listened.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: Even the Irish--the ones in Ireland--have distanced themselves from the New York legislation. Choices: 1. Even the Irish want new legislations in New York. 2. The Irish are supportive of the legislations in New York. 3. The Irish have distanced themselves from legislations in New York.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: Attestation engagements can cover a broad range of financial or nonfinancial objectives and can be part of a financial audit or other type of audit. Choices: 1. Items added to the ledger originated in an alternative dimension. 2. This type of verification can be requested by auditee or auditor. 3. Certification can be expected for a variety of items.

SOLUTION:
2