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: Union Pacific then consolidated its operations, eliminating the Las Vegas repair facility. Choices: 1. The Union Pacific consolidated its operations. 2. There was a time when Las Vegas was not supposed to be a place. 3. Las Vegas never had a repair facility.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: No we're not, said Thorn. Choices: 1. Thorn said that they were. 2. Thorn denied that they were. 3. Thorn insisted that they were not leaving the village.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Statement: Five years!  Choices: 1. A very long time! 2. Over four years! 3. Two years only!

SOLUTION:
1