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.

[Q]: Beginning: Tina drove her car to work. Middle 1: Tina ran into traffic but navigated out of it. Middle 2: Tina ran into a tornado but navigated out of it. Ending: Tina wisely decided to go work on a different road.
[A]: 1


[Q]: Beginning: Jess hated egg salad. Middle 1: Jess gave his egg salad sandwich to the dog. Middle 2: Jesse ate his egg salad sandwich in front of the dog. Ending: The dog happily ate the salad.
[A]: 1


[Q]: Beginning: Adam was going hang gliding. Middle 1: Adam was nervous, but quickly got the hang of it. Middle 2: Adam was nervous but could not get the hang of it. Ending: He was thrilled to soar on the clouds!
[A]:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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