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: to confront questions as old as human civilization itself. Choices: 1. To answer ancient, age-old queries. 2. To address questions which will never be answered. 3. To ignore any question which has been around longer than one year.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: It occasionally puts on English-language performances. Choices: 1. Performances in English were added to cater to tourists. 2. There are performances in English from time to time. 3. It only has English-language performances.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: Driving a car along the hairpin curves on mountain roads and coastal lanes, getting sprayed by waterfalls and constantly rewarded with spectacular vistas can be an exhilarating experience, but Madeira is best viewed by getting out of the car or bus and exploring on two feet. Choices: 1. Exploring Madeira by car can be good, but it's much more rewarding to explore on foot. 2. Madeira should be explored on foot only. 3. It's better to explore Madeira from within a car or bus.

SOLUTION:
2