Instructions: 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.
Input: Beginning: Joe had trouble paying attention in class. Middle 1: Joe hired a tutor to help him. Middle 2: Joe eventually dropped out of school. Ending: After that Joe always paid attention.
Output:
1