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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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Statement: In the pro-Branagh camp lie the New York Times ' Maslin and the Los Angeles Times ' Kevin Thomas--who actually likes Branagh's Hollywood touches, such as the to be or not to be soliloquy performed before a two-way mirror. Choices:  1. Kevin Thomas is a lead business reporter for the Los Angeles Times. 2. Kevin Thomas works for Newsweek. 3. Kevin Thomas works for the Los Angeles Times.
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3


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Statement: According to the Rochester team, the findings suggest that our language-learning abilities may have to do with our general cognitive prowess, not with any particular language module. Choices:  1. There's a language module that aids us in our ability to learn a new language. 2. The team at Rochester doesn't have any ideas concerning the basis of learning new languages. 3. A person's general intelligence may be related to the ability to learn a new language according to the team from Rochester.
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3


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Statement: Nara was Japan's first imperial capital, and it remains home to many of its most important temples, shrines, and collections of Buddhist art treasures. Choices:  1. The first imperial capital in Japan was Kyoto 2. Nara was the smallest Imperial capital in all of Japan 3. Nara was an imperial capital in Japan
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Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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3


