Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: John cannot hear the man voice because of the radio beside him. The _ is close.

Choice 1: John cannot hear the man voice because of the radio beside him. The radio is close.
Choice 2: John cannot hear the man voice because of the radio beside him. The voice is close.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
2. The voice is close. The sentence as written implies that the voice is the one causing the problem for John hearing the radio, so the