In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

Q: Statement: For many of these patients, brief interventions demonstrate significant effects on subsequent alcohol intake and emergency department resource utilization when used as stand-alone treatment. Choices:  1. Many of the patients benefit from short interventions. 2. Interventions do not help any of these patients. 3. These patients are getting treatment for alcoholism.

A: 1
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Q: Statement: Good heavens! cried Miss Howard.  Choices:  1. Miss Howard was completely surprised. 2. Miss Howard didn't make a sound. 3. Miss Howard cried very easily.

A: 1
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Q: Statement: Other topics from the list. Choices:  1. The list of topics was a mile long. 2. There were more topics than those that were mentioned. 3. There was nothing else to see on the list.

A:
2
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