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: Somebody handed me a microphone, and I stood on the edge of the stage; looking down over the precipice, staring at all of the scruffy young people below. Choices: 1. While holding a microphone, I looked at a bunch of young people. 2. Young people in the audience were judging me. 3. Somebody handed me a live chicken.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: He feels that an important element to managing staff is finding ways to recognize individuals and say athank you. Choices: 1. He believes saying thank you is an important part of managing staff. 2. He believes the recognition of individuals is an important part of managing staff. 3. He believes staff should not be thanked, after all they are getting paid.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: uh this is the second summer that my husband's been retired and he did play more last year of course but we were gone a lot too uh Choices: 1. My husband has been retired now for multiple summers. 2. My husband plays more golf now that he's retired. 3. My husband plays a lot more this year and last year.

SOLUTION:
2