The superstars were arriving and many young people had gathered to welcome them. The police found it  36  to keep order after the plane landed and the performers appeared. They smiled and waved  37  at everybody. Dressed in the same costumes, with long hair and the instruments  38  their shoulders, they looked very much  39 .

There are many policemen  40 , but the group were not able to get to their car  41 . Word spread that they had written a new song which would be  42  when they performed that evening. They were now  43  with cries of “Play something! Play your new song!”

Even the police looked  44  when the stars prepared to sing as the  45  for getting away. The crowd settled down and listened to the first  46  of the new song. Once it was over, everyone started jumping, applauding and shouting crazily. Several young women fainted(昏厥) and were carried away by the  47  standing by. Greedy for more, the crowd  48  a repeat. Again the performers gave in, but when asked for still another, they cheerfully but firmly  49 . Closely  50  by the police, they walked towards their car some distance  51 . The crowd pushed forward, but the police,  52  arm in arm, prevented anyone from getting through. It took the singers a long time to reach their  53 . Finally, they got in and were about to leave when a young woman, who had  54  to get past the police, jumped onto the roof of the car. She shouted loudly as two policemen  55  her away and the car began moving slowly through the cheering crowd.

36. A. interesting          B. convenient              C. difficult           D. impossible

37. A. seriously          B. cheerfully               C. directly           D. straight

38. A. behind           B. for                   C. by               D. over

39. A. alive             B. ashamed               C. alike               D. special

40. A. present            B. responsible               C. careful            D. strict

41. A. happily           B. properly                C. easily                   D. willingly

42. A. received          B. known                C. heard                   D. kept

43. A. screamed           B. greeted                   C. addressed        D. called

44. A. pleased           B. surprised               C. puzzled           D. worried

45. A. thanks           B. excuse                C. gift              D. price

46. A. performance    B. scene                       C. sight              D. sound

47. A. fire             B. club                  C. police            D. work

48. A. made            B. waited                      C. suggested       D. demanded

49. A. accepted          B. answered               C. refused           D. argued

50. A. followed          B. surrounded              C. watched          D. inspected

51. A. out                     B. away                  C. apart            D. off

52. A. stood           B. walked                C. protected          D. locked

53. A. hotel             B. theatre                  C. car             D. top

54. A. planned           B. failed                  C. started                  D. managed

55. A. shot                  B. swept                 C. dragged           D. pushed

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