TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be shown a short story with a beginning, two potential middles, and an ending. Your job is to choose the middle statement that makes the story coherent / plausible by writing "1" or "2" in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes most sense.
PROBLEM: Beginning: I stepped outside to get the mail. Middle 1: I walked to the mail box and opened it. Middle 2: I walked to the mail boxwhen the mailmain was here. Ending: There was no mail yet.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Beginning: My family was feeling like they wanted to swim. Middle 1: We went to the mall. Middle 2: We went to the beach. Ending: Later, we went back home and rested.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Beginning: I had been giving this homeless man change everyday. Middle 1: Yesterday, I saw the same man parking his Mercedes at the CoinStar machine. Middle 2: Yesterday, I saw the same man putting coins into the CoinStar machine. Ending: I never gave the man money again.

SOLUTION:
1