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.
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Question: Statement: It hovered at the edge of a great new hole and seemed to be wobbling, careening and losing its balance. Choices: 1. It seemed that a slight bump would send it tumbling down. 2. It floated at the edge of a hole and seems to be about to topple. 3. It stood strong and firm in one place.

Answer: 2

Question: Statement: As Istanbul it was the seat of the Ottoman sultans, rulers of a 500-year Islamic empire that stretched from the Black Sea and the Balkans to Arabia and Algeria. Choices: 1. The Ottoman empire collapsed for a number of reasons, but its collapse is largely seen to have been an inevitability by most historians. 2. The Ottoman empire established a 500-year rule over territory that stretched from the Black Sea and the Balkans to the Arabia and Algeria. 3. The Ottoman empire established a 200-year rule over a comparably small territory.

Answer: 2

Question: Statement: so no wonder you like sports so you were a physical education teacher Choices: 1. You taught physical education and like sports. 2. You became a physical education teacher because you like sports. 3. You were never a teacher.

Answer:
1