Given a premise and two alternatives, choose the alternative that is a more plausible cause or effect of the situation described by the premise. The input format is "premise
(1)alternative_1(2)alternative_2", the output should either be "1" or "2" based on your judgment.

[EX Q]: The woman lavished her friend with flattery.
(1)She wanted to ask her friend for a favor.(2)She was irritated with her friend's whining.
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: The woman covered her ears.
(1)The fire alarm blared.(2)The woman smelled smoke.
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: The rain was pouring down.
(1)The storm worsened.(2)I dashed to get inside.
[EX A]:
2