TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Title: Leave Early. Sentence 1: Kate's co-worker was quitting in 4 days. Sentence 2: And she had not been doing any work for a week. Sentence 3: Kate's boss insisted the co-worker leave early. Sentence 4: The girl left the job in tears. Choices: a. She changed her name to Gertrude and everyone left her alone. b. Kate felt bad since she knew no one deserved that type of treatment.

SOLUTION: b

PROBLEM: Title: The Lost Bear. Sentence 1: Lucy lost her stuffed bear. Sentence 2: She was very upset and cried all day. Sentence 3: Her mother looked for the bear underneath the couch. Sentence 4: The bear had been there the entire time. Choices: a. Lucy was happy to be reunited with the bear. b. His mom bought him a new phone afterwards.

SOLUTION: a

PROBLEM: Title: Swimming. Sentence 1: Yesterday was a very hot day. Sentence 2: My friends and I were so hot that we went to the ice cream shop. Sentence 3: The ice cream cooled us down, but not enough. Sentence 4: We didn't know what to do, until Stace said we should go swimming. Choices: a. The ladder shook and John fell. b. There's no day so hot that swimming can't fix it!

SOLUTION:
b