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1. 1.

   What does the term 'garage sale' mean? Tick the correct meaning.

   1. A sale of cheap car accessories
   2. A sale of unsused garage space attached to a house
   3. A sale of unwanted household goods held in the garage or front of garden of one's house.
   4. A sale of used cars
2. 2.

   To what does the writer compare the garage sale? Give three examples used in the passage to suggest this comparison.

3. 3.

   Describe the three kinds of 'garage sale Maniacs' mentioned by the writer.

4. 4.

   How did the writer feel when someone bought the Nancy Drew collection? How did the writer tackles the situation?

5. 5.

   Match the following words with their meanings.

   Words	Meanings
   a. barrage	i. a mass departure of people
   b. droves	ii. not straightforward
   c. milling about	iii. heavy continuous firing
   d. exodus	iv. a large number of people moving together
   e. shifty	v. moving in a confused manner

    

6. 6.

   Make sentences of your own from the following:

   1. guilt-ridden
   2. cleaned out
   3. milling about
   4. make a break for