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: Magic to lift things instead of honest ropes that shrink and wood that swells. Choices: 1. Magic is the most honest way to lift things. 2. Magic is dishonest because it can only be used by politicians. 3. Ropes and wood are more host ways to lift things than magic.
2

Statement: Because drug use is also an important issue among ED patients, he thought combining alcohol and drug research in EDs could lead to more research dollars. Choices: 1. He things combining being drunk while doing research is a good idea. 2. Combining drug research and alcohol leads to profits. 3. Drug use is an important issue among ED patients.
2

Statement: GAO is uniquely positioned to help the Congress examine what government does and how government does business-by attacking known areas of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement; reassessing how government provides services; improving the performance and accountability of government agencies; and preparing for the government's longterm challenges. Choices: 1. The GAO can help Congress examine how the government does business.   2. The GAO can help Congress evaluate the laws of the land.   3. The GAO may not offer any assistance to Congress at all.  

2