Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: James wanted to draw the cross on the paper, but there is no space for the horizontal arms. The _ is wide.

Choice 1: James wanted to draw the cross on the paper, but there is no space for the horizontal arms. The cross is wide.
Choice 2: James wanted to draw the cross on the paper, but there is no space for the horizontal arms. The paper is wide.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
2.