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.

Beginning: My friends and I play a lot of video games. Middle 1: my friend died today. Middle 2: My friend recommended a new game. Ending: We play Minecraft every day now.
2

Beginning: I was walking to the store recently. Middle 1: I walked out if front of a car. Middle 2: I waved for a car to go ahead of me. Ending: The driver of the car became very angry at me.
1

Beginning: Jeff is moving to Detroit to fix the economy. Middle 1: Jeff ran for mayor of Detroit. Middle 2: Jeff ran for mayor of non-Motown. Ending: Jeff kept focused, and promised to higher minimum wage by next year.
1