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.

Statement: When we reached the house, my little friend waved aside Mary's offer of tea.  Choices: 1. When we reached the house, my friend denied an offer of tea. 2. My friend thought it was too hot to have some tea. 3. When we reached the house, my friend asked Mary for some tea.
2

Statement: Slate writer Mickey Kaus calls them). Choices: 1. Slate writer Mickey Kaus does not acknowledge their presence. 2. Slate writer Mickey Kaus invites them for an interview. 3. Slate writer Mickey Kaus summons them.
2

Statement: If anything, the multiplicity of players only reinforces the recommendations that GAO has made in the past regarding the urgent need for a comprehensive threat, risk, and vulnerability assessment and a national homeland security strategy that can provide direction and utility at all levels of government and across all sectors of the country. Choices: 1. The multiplicity of players goes against all of the recommendations that GAO has made in the past. 2. The multiplicity of players reinforces the recommendations that GAO has made in the past. 3. The multiplicity of players reinforces the recommendations that GAO has made in the past and then posted to their site.

3