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: Jim thought he was a great basketball player. Middle 1: Jim did not make the team. Middle 2: Jim did not make the easter bunny tryouts. Ending: Jim is not as good as he thought.
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: Beginning: Bill was not looking forward to the holidays. Middle 1: Bills family bought too many gifts. Middle 2: Bill's family didn't have very much money for gifts. Ending: When school started again he lied about getting nice presents.
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Beginning: Ken modified his car. Middle 1: Ken raised the window height. Middle 2: Ken lowered the car's riding height. Ending: Ken was embarrassed and decided to raise the riding height.
[EX A]:
2