Detailed Instructions: 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: Egyptian National The national circus started with the help of skilled Soviet practitioners in the 1960s, and it has a permanent base at Azouga in Cairo for most of the year. Choices: 1. The Egyptian circus is based in Cairo because many talented circus-people live in the city. 2. The permanent Egyptian circus base can be found in Cairo. 3. There was no national circus in Egypt until the year 2000.
Solution:
1