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: A nice man was at the park one day. Middle 1: The man saw a kid flying a kite. Middle 2: The man saw a girl flying a kite. Ending: The smile on the kid's face as he flew the kite was beautiful.
answer:
1

question:
Beginning: My roommate's birthday was recently. Middle 1: We had a miserable time. Middle 2: We all ate tons of cake. Ending: It was a great birthday.
answer:
2

question:
Beginning: Don didn't have any cats. Middle 1: Don found some adorable stray cats by his house. Middle 2: Don found some stray cats by his house. Ending: Eventually he got so fed up he killed the cats.
answer:
2