TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given the title and three arbitrary sentences out of a five-sentence story. You are also given three additional sentence options, a, b, and c, that may or may not belong to the story. Your job is to pick the two options that seamlessly connect with the rest of the story; note that the selected choices may fit into the story at any point. Indicate your selected choices in order, i.e., as 'ab'/'bc'/'ac' and not as 'ba'/'ca'/'cb'. If options are equally plausible, pick the ones that make more sense.
PROBLEM: Title: The thumping shook the ceiling above him. Dan could still hear thumping so he turned the volume up as well. He finally was able to enjoy the silence when he went deaf. Choices: a. The baby cooed happily as she looked at the ceiling. b. Dan was sick of hearing his upstairs neighbors make noise. c. He turned the bass on his stereo up as far as it would go.

SOLUTION: bc

PROBLEM: Title: He had one real flaw that made him self conscious. He could not take a good photo. Every photo of himself made him look terrible. Choices: a. Cris was a great looking guy. b. Lucy couldn't have been happier. c. The way dating in the modern world worked made this a problem.

SOLUTION: ac

PROBLEM: Title: I ended up throwing away a pair of shoes that I liked very much. I tried to clean them but the smell would not go away. I was sad when I threw the shoes into the dumpster. Choices: a. The shoes smelled awful. b. When I was out in the yard, I had stepped on some dog shit. c. So next cycle, a different congressman was voted in.

SOLUTION:
ab