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: They were not pleasant ones. Choices: 1. We were hoping to get something more pleasing to deal with. 2. They were not very nice. 3. They were so pleasant and kind.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: About half of it, however, is out of bounds to all but the military, but that still leaves huge areas of sand and surf. Choices: 1. The entire beach is open to the public. 2. The sand is a bright white. 3. Half of the area is off limits to the general public.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: Two of the horses reared up and the noble was showered in bone and blood. Choices: 1. Two horses reared up while the noble was covered in bone and blood. 2. Two horses reared up while the noble was covered in bone and blood from the exploding demon. 3. The horses ran away after the noble was showered in spit and gravel.

SOLUTION:
2