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: For most American companies today, success depends on selling more of your product next year than you did this year. Choices: 1. For most American companies success is dependent on selling less product than you did last year. 2. For most American companies success is dependent on selling more product than you did last year. 3. For most American companies success is dependent on selling more product than you did last year because of the accelerated growth of industry.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Statement: Black blood, brains, and teeth sprayed on the two riders behind him. Choices: 1. Blood sprayed onto the riders. 2. The riders were sprayed by a dust storm. 3. Blood from the demons sprayed the riders.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Statement: And by the by, Prudie could not help thinking that had Mr. Clinton waited 24 hours to give that speech, it might have been quite different. Choices: 1. Mr. Clinton did not give a speech at all. 2. Mr. Clinton would have changed the speech due to public pressure. 3. It is of Prudie's opinion that Mr. Clinton would have given a different speech if he had delivered it a day later.

SOLUTION:
2