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: More than 30,000 Cubans tried to cross shark-infested waters to Florida on improvised rafts. Choices: 1. Cubans used improvised rafts to try to get Florida because they wanted a better life. 2. Cubans used improvised rafts to try to get Peru. 3. Cubans used improvised rafts to try to get Florida.

Answer: 1


Question: Statement: In the past, Medicare's fiscal health has generally been gauged by the solvency of the HI trust fund projected over a 75-year period. Choices: 1. Medicare has benefited fiscally from the HI trust fund's solvency. 2. The HI trust fund's solvency has had a deleterious effect on the financial health of Medicare.  3. In addition to the HI Trust, the increased number of beneficiaries in the future are also expected to take a toll on Medicare.

Answer:
3