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: I was hungry. Middle 1: I decided to have a bowl of cereal. Middle 2: I decided to order takeout. Ending: I called my favorite takeout restaurant.
answer:
2

question:
Beginning: He was outside the cafe early in the morning. Middle 1: He was cooking in the cafe kitchen. Middle 2: He was avoiding someone in the cafe. Ending: He planned to stay outside in the cold until that person left.
answer:
2

question:
Beginning: Kelsi was cooking some tomato sauce on the stove last night. Middle 1: She got a bad burn. Middle 2: She avoided getting burned. Ending: Thankfully she had some aloe Vera nearby to heal it.
answer:
1