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Question 1

a large store divided into separate sections, each section selling a different type of thing

Answer 1

department store

Question 2

A multi-storey car park

Answer 2

parking structure

Question 3

a group of food stores in a shopping mall with a central area where you can sit at tables and eat your food

Answer 3

food court

Question 4

to reduce the price of something

Answer 4

mark down

Question 5

used for saying that something is very strange or surprising

Answer 5

there’s a first time for everything

Question 6

the young of a cat

Answer 6

kitten

Question 7

affected by an allergy; caused by an allergy

Answer 7

be allergic to sth

Question 8

a place where dogs stay while their owners are away, or a place where dogs are bredkept in order to produce young dogs

Answer 8

kennel

Question 9

to refuse or say no to something

Answer 9

nix (that idea)

Question 10

a glass container or pool in which small fish and other water animals and plants are kept, or a building, usually open to the public, in which many different fish and other water animals live and can be studied

Answer 10

aquarium

Question 11

a shopping cart

Answer 11

cart

Question 12

fruit, vegetables, and other things that farmers grow

Answer 12

produce

Question 13

the top part of a corn plant, cooked and eaten as a vegetable

Answer 13

corn on the cob

Question 14

a building where bread, cakes, etc. are made or sold

Answer 14

bakery

Question 15

a small round piece of bread

Answer 15

bun

Question 16

a passage between rows of seats, for example in a church, theater, or airplane, or between the shelves of a supermarket

Answer 16

aisle

Question 17

something such as salt, pepper, or a sauce that you put on food at the table to make it taste better

Answer 17

condiment

Question 18

a yellow substance with a hot taste made from the seeds of a plantMustard is eaten, especially with meat, in small amounts; a plant whose seeds are used to make mustard and whose leaves, called mustard greens, are eaten as a vegetable

Answer 18

mustard

Question 19

a thick white sauce made from egg yolks and oil, eaten especially with salads and cold food

Answer 19

mayonnaise

Question 20

a newspaper with pages of a smaller size than standard newspapers, usually with very large headlines and pictures on the front page and often emphasizing shocking stories about famous people

Answer 20

tabloid

Question 21

a problem that is not very serious

Answer 21

(go off without a) hitch