The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny

In our story, John peered up at the ​ (a)   royal family in the box seats.

• dignified
• observant

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The Beatles were ​ (a)   that Beatlemania had crossed the Atlantic Ocean and hit number one in America.

• stunned
• flattered

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Their performance on American TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show" was as ​ (a)   as could be.

• polished
• hilarious

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The band found it ​ (a)   that the less their music could be heard (because the fans screamed SO LOUDLY), the more popular they became - BUT they ​ (b)   joking around about their favorite candy. When the American crowds couldn't find soft English jelly babies, they threw jelly beans instead.

• hilarious
• regretted

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John joked that it was ​ (a)   of people who said their haircuts were un-American...because they WEREN'T American. He also said he felt ​ (b)   by having all the screaming girls following them around.

• observant
• flattered

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As the Beatles' concerts grew larger and larger crowds, the lads became concerned they might get ​ (a)   by excited fans.

• trampled
• stunned
• flattered

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