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.
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Question: Statement: GAO found that these agencies are in the early stages of using a set of balanced expectations to appraise senior executive performance and there are significant opportunities to strengthen their efforts as they move forward in holding executives accountable for results. Choices: 1. GAO studied how the agencies held their CEOs accountable. 2. GAO studied how the agencies operated. 3. GAO studied how operating budgets worked.

Answer: 1


Question: Statement: that there there should be agreement agreement Choices: 1. There should be a contract that you sign. 2. There is no need for an agreement. 3. There should be an agreement.

Answer: 1


Question: Statement: Do you know who that little man is? I shook my head.  Choices: 1. I knew exactly who he was. 2. I said I had never seen a man. 3. I said I didn't know him.

Answer:
2