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: The member countries have more people and exports than the United States but a somewhat smaller gross domestic product. Choices: 1. The United States has a larger gross domestic product than the member countries. 2. There are 6 member countries. 3. The member countries have less people than the United States.
2

Statement: LSFO systems commonly are more resource intensive than many other FGD technologies. Choices: 1. LSFO systems require more resources than other FGD technologies. 2. FGD technologies will remain superior when requiring more resources than LSFO systems. 3. The resources from an LSFO system requires twice the amount needed from other FGD technologies.
3

Statement: A good place to begin your touring is Damascus Gate. Choices: 1. Damascus Gate is not a bad place from which to begin your exploration.  2. Damascus Gate is the worst possible spot from which to start your tour.  3. Damascus Gate is the spot from which most people begin their tours. 

3

