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: Happy Birthday. Sentence 1: Heathers mom's birthday is today. Sentence 2: Heather waited until the last minute. Sentence 3: She waited so long to get something she almost forgot. Sentence 4: Heather went to the store looking around. Choices: a. She would use furniture to block some of the outlets. b. She decided to get a bouquet of flowers for her mother.

SOLUTION: b

PROBLEM: Title: Books. Sentence 1: Tom was a freshman in college. Sentence 2: He was struggling financially. Sentence 3: He needed to buy books for the new semester. Sentence 4: He could not afford the physical text books. Choices: a. He felt so relieved. b. He purchased the eBook versions and saved money.

SOLUTION: b

PROBLEM: Title: Katherine Plants An Herb Garden. Sentence 1: Katherine loved watching her grandfather in his garden as a child. Sentence 2: The idea of tending to a garden always appealed to Katherine. Sentence 3: Katherine was hesitant to plant a garden due to time constraints. Sentence 4: Katherine decided she would start simple with an herb garden. Choices: a. Katherine did some research and planted her first herb garden. b. Afterwards we went out to dinner.

SOLUTION:
a