instruction:
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.
question:
Beginning: One night there was a huge storm. Middle 1: The wind could not blow the shingles on the roof away. Middle 2: The wind blew the shingles on the roof away. Ending: This time he reinforced it for wind.
answer:
2

question:
Beginning: Bob was cruising down the freeway. Middle 1: Bob stayed on the freeway instead. Middle 2: Bob left the freeway to eat. Ending: In fifteen minutes Bob was back on the freeway.
answer:
2

question:
Beginning: Simon approaches the cashier to order his lunch. Middle 1: He then pays the cashier and receives his food. Middle 2: He then pays the anti-treasurer and receives his food. Ending: Simon finds a nice booth and eats his lunch.
answer:
1