In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

Statement: As a listener, one is both stimulated and frustrated, longing to get a word in edgewise. Choices:  1. As a listener, one is quite satisfied and doesn't feel the need to say anything in response. 2. In listening, you are both interested and annoyed because you want to get your two cents in. 3. Listening to talk radio is frustrating because you usually can't tell the host that he's wrong.
2

Statement: How maddening, cried Tuppence. Choices:  1. Tuppence thought it was maddening. 2. Tuppence was feeling upset. 3. Tuppence said it was delightful.
1

Statement: Critical to the product development process were activities that enabled the capture of specific design and manufacturing knowledge and decision reviews to determine if the knowledge captured would support the increased investment necessary to move to the next development phase or into production. Choices:  1. The knowledge captured was the primary influence on what the next stage would be. 2. The knowledge captured would determine if the next step was further development or production. 3. The next stage was always production, regardless of what the knowledge captured stated.

2