Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Mike was late to work because his car was law on gas, fortunately the _ was enough to get to work.

Choice 1: Mike was late to work because his car was law on gas, fortunately the work was enough to get to work.
Choice 2: Mike was late to work because his car was law on gas, fortunately the gas was enough to get to work.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2.