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A: What¡¯s your favorite flavor of ice-cream?
B: I like both chocolate and vanilla.
ice-cream
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A: Have you found a good place to live yet?
B: Yes. We found an ideal house for us next to a mountain stream.
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A: The speech you gave this year was identical to the one you gave at the conference last year.
B: I know. I didn¡¯t have time to write a new one.
identical
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A: I¡¯m sick of being stuck in a dead-end job.
B: I can really identify with your problem, but I¡¯m not sure what advice to give you.
identify
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A: Do you know the identity of the thief?
B: No. He was moving too quickly for me to recognize him.
identity
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A: I¡¯m not sure what to do with all of this idle time.
B: Maybe you should read some books.
idle
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A: It¡¯s amazing that kids today know so little about history.
B: Their ignorance is astounding.
ignorance
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A: Do you think the economy will have a better year next year?
B: Actually, I¡¯m really ignorant when it comes to the economy.
ignorant
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A: Why did jimmy get kicked out of school?
B: Because he got caught selling illegal drugs.
illegal
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A: What do you do for a living?
B: I illustrate comic books.
illustrate
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A: Aren¡¯t the illustrations in this book beautiful?
B: Yes. They really accentuate the story.
illustration
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A: My hair looks terrible! Everybody¡¯s going to hate me!
B: You shouldn¡¯t be so concerned about your image.
image
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A: She¡¯s one of my favorite authors.
B: I also love her books. It¡¯s amazing how she can make an imaginary world seem so real.
imaginary
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A: Is it just my imagination, or is that Jody standing over there?
B: Oh, it¡¯s him. He got back form abroad last week.
imagination
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A: My paintings will never look like Picasso¡¯s!
B: Instead of trying to imitate great painters, I would suggest that you work on developing your own style.
imitate
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A: During this time of immense change in the global economy, it¡¯s crucial that we remain competitive in the market.
A: As long as we put out good products, I don¡¯t think we¡¯ll have a problem.
immense
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A: How long has your family been in the
B: My grandparents were immigrants, and my parents were born in the
immigrant
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A: What sort of impact will the tax cuts have on my family?
B: You should save around $300 per year.
impact
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A: How much longer until we get there?
B: Will you please stop being so impatient?
impatient
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A: When will the new laws be implemented?
B: They should go into effect by the end of the year.
implement
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A: What are the implications of your new job for your family?
B: Well, we¡¯re going to have to move abroad.
implication
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A: Is Rachel going to lend you the money?
B: She seemed to imply that she would, but she wasn¡¯t very clear.
imply
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A: Why does your country import most of its grain?
B: Because we don¡¯t have enough arable land to produce the grain we need.
import
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A: How do you feel about the economic sanctions imposed on your country?
B: I feel that they are both unjust and unnecessary.
impose
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A: I¡¯m not sure how to best impress the interviewer.
B: Just be yourself.
impress
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A: Why are you so dressed up tonight?
B: Because I have a blind date, and I want to make a good first impression.
impression
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A: What did you think of the most recent applicant?
B: He had a very impressive resume, but I wasn¡¯t impressed by his interpersonal skills.
impressive
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A: I¡¯ve noticed an improvement in your test scores over the past several weeks.
B: Yes, I think I¡¯m finally beginning to understand the material.
improvement
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A: Did you hear about the incident at the bar last night?
B: Yes, I heard there was a huge brawl.
incident
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A: Do you think that Samantha is lying?
B: Actually, I¡¯m inclined to believe her.
incline
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A: You seem sad. Is something wrong?
B: I¡¯m increasingly unhappy with my job.
increasingly
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A: What did you do last night?
B: I went to see an incredible movie. You should really go see it.
incredible
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A: Have you enjoyed your first year at college?
B: Yes. It¡¯s great to finally have some independence.
independence
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A: I know it¡¯s important for you to be independent, but are you sure that I can¡¯t help you move on Saturday?
B: Actually, maybe I could use some help.
independent
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A: What exactly do you do at work?
B: I¡¯m working to create an index of every fashion magazine ever published.
index
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A: How long will the test be?
B: As I indicated earlier, the test will last for three hours.
indicate
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A: Would you mother prefer a blue dress or a red one?
B: She didn¡¯t give any indication.
indication
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A: How was your date?
B: I liked her a lot, but she seemed rather indifferent to me.
indifferent
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A: I want to know how old she is, but I¡¯m too embarrassed to ask.
B: Maybe you should try asking the question in an indirect manner.
indirect
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A: I always though that I was indispensable to the organization, but I guess I was wrong.
B: Did they fire you?
indispensable
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A: Do you think I should wear a hat to the party?
B: It all depends on your individual preference.
individual
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A: How do you plan to play tennis today with it raining outside?
B: We¡¯re going to play on the indoor courts at the club.
indoor
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A: Why is the river water so polluted?
B: It¡¯s full of industrial waste from the factory.
industrial
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A: If we want our country to become a major player in the world economy them we¡¯ve got to industrialize.
B: But don¡¯t you think we should be worried about the side effects of industrialization.
industrialize
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A: Don¡¯t Jim and Judy look good together?
B: I think it¡¯s inevitable that they will get married someday.
inevitable
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A: How long has your son had this rash?
B: Well, I first noticed it when he was an infant.
infant
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A: When will I start to feel better?
B: You may feel better immediately after talking the medicine, but you should probably stay home from school for a few days to avoid infecting the other children.
infect
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A: Did he tell you that you got the job?
B: He didn¡¯t say it directly, but I inferred it from the way he was praising me.
infer
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A: Given that your blood was found at the crime scene, the logical inference is that you committed the crime.
B: I was framed!
inference
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A: Why do you think they lost the game?
B: I thought it was clear form the start that they were the inferior team.
inferior
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A: Why do you want to be an astronaut?
B: Because I want to travel to the infinite reaches of the universe.
infinite
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A: How are your investments doing?
B: I thought they were doing great, until I realized that I had forgotten to include inflation in my calculations.
inflation
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A: Who do you think has had the greatest influence on your life?
B: I would have to say my father.
influence
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A: He wrote a very influential article on the history of philosophy.
B: When was the article written?
influential
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A: Why wasn¡¯t I informed about the war?
B: We thought that the information would be too stressful for you at your age.
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A: Why don¡¯t we make an apple pie tonight?
B: I¡¯m not sure that we have all of the necessary ingredients.
ingredient
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A: How long have you been an inhabitant of this city?
B: I¡¯ve lived here for around twenty years.
inhabitant
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A: How were you able to buy that new house?
B: I inherited a bunch of money from a distant relative.
inherit
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A: Did you enjoy the roller coaster?
B: Once I got over the initial shock of how fast it was going, I really had a good time.
initial
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A: I¡¯m too nervous to even apply for a job.
B: If you don¡¯t take the initiative to at least apply for a job, you¡¯re never going to get one.
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A: We¡¯ll be giving you the medicine in the form of an injection.
B: Will it hurt?
injection
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