Instructions: 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.
Input: Beginning: Ben was celebrating his birthday. Middle 1: Ben received a lot of well wishes and gifts from family and friends. Middle 2: Ben received a lot of scolding from his family and friends. Ending: He was so happy to be fourteen!
Output:
1