Detailed Instructions: 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.
Problem:Statement: When Lake Nasser threatened to flood the complex in the 1970s, engineers had the unenviable task of formulating a plan to save it and this they did with consummate skill. Choices: 1. Engineers used a consummate skill to top the complex from being flooded. 2. In the 1970s, engineers tried and failed to stop Lake Nasser from flooding the complex. 3. The flood injured and killed lots of people.
Solution:
1