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.

[EX Q]: Beginning: Jess hated egg salad. Middle 1: Jess gave his egg salad sandwich to the dog. Middle 2: Jesse ate his egg salad sandwich in front of the dog. Ending: The dog happily ate the salad.
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: Beginning: Allen loved to cut hair. Middle 1: Allen decided to go to hairdressing school but struggled during exams. Middle 2: Allen decided to go to hairdressing school and excelled during exams. Ending: He not only cut off the customer's ear but he failed the last test.
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: Beginning: Kim and Beth were on a tour of NBC Studios in NYC. Middle 1: Kim and Beth were taken to the dressing rooms for many of the network's stars when they're on set. Middle 2: Kim and Beth were taken to the non-forcemeat rooms for many of the network's stars when they're on set. Ending: They were told they were filming so they wouldn't see the set.
[EX A]:
1