instruction:
In this task, you're given the title of a five-sentence story, the first four sentences, and two options for the fifth sentence as a and b. Your job is to pick the sentence option that seamlessly connects with the rest of the story, indicating your choice as 'a' or 'b'. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes more sense.
question:
Title: Last minute shopping.. Sentence 1: Linda had been waiting all year for her summer vacation. Sentence 2: She had already purchased her plane ticket. Sentence 3: She was going to stay at a beachfront resort. Sentence 4: The day before her trip she packed her bag. Choices: a. She was so annoyed! b. She realized she needed to go out and buy a bathing suit.
answer:
b

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Title: Ginger's Softball Game. Sentence 1: Ginger had always wanted to pitch. Sentence 2: Ginger was good at pitching softball. Sentence 3: But Ginger was scared of people watching her. Sentence 4: Her coach talked her into pitching one game. Choices: a. Ginger pitched and threw a shutout. b. We were shocked, as Uehara was the closer in the World Series.
answer:
a

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Title: Like A Dog. Sentence 1: Gene's grandson would get so dirty by playing in the mud. Sentence 2: There was no way he wanted that in his clean house! Sentence 3: But Gene thought it was adorable the way he'd wallow. Sentence 4: He came upon a solution agreeable to both of them. Choices: a. He hosed the boy off in his shop before letting him in the house. b. They broke after the first week of wear.
answer:
a