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: I have a big pet dog. Middle 1: I started giving him biscuits and it loved them. Middle 2: I started giving him biscuits and he hated them. Ending: Now he won't eat anything else except biscuits!
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: Beginning: Alan's brother ask if he could move in with Alan and his wife. Middle 1: Alan decided to help im get his own space. Middle 2: Alan decided to allow him to move in. Ending: Now Alan's brother has his own space and so does Alan.
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: Beginning: Carrie ran away from home when she was 16. Middle 1: Carrie decided to become a hermit. Middle 2: Carrie missed her sister and decided to return home. Ending: The two were reunited and made up for lost time.
[EX A]:
2