Q: 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.
Beginning: Jane never smiled. Middle 1: Jane's friends wanted to cheer her up so they told her a sick, twisted joke. Middle 2: Jane's friends wanted to cheer her up so they told her a joke. Ending: Jane ended up smiling really hard.
A:
2