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: Specifically, although most public companies are required to have a board that is comprised of a majority of independent directors and certain key committees are required to be comprised solely of outside directors, a closer look reveals that the independence of many boards may be more a matter of form than substance. Choices: 1. Public companies can put whoever they want on their boards. 2. Most public companies have to have a board of independent directors. 3. Most public companies have to have a board of independent directors that have MBAs.

Answer: 3


Question: Statement: As I stated last September, prudence dictated that we delay any related legal action given the immediate need for the administration and the Congress to focus on developing our Nation's initial response to our fight against international terrorism and efforts to protect our homeland. Choices: 1. The fight against international terrorism is the primary focus of the administration. 2. We can ignore terrorism to focus on more domestic issues. 3. The fight against international terrorism is the primary focus of the administration as well as fixing the infrastructure. 

Answer: 3


Question: Statement:  Ser Perth cut his words off with a sharp laugh. Choices: 1. Ser Perth laughed in the middle of the sentence. 2. Ser Perth never interrupted. 3. Ser Perth was fed up with the nonsense.

Answer:
3