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Maria asked Christine where she had bought her new computer, but
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ANS: Christine did not know.

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Sarah told Maria that she was experimenting with liquid smoke for cooking.
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ANS: Maria was impressed.

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Hunter loved to eat juicy steak but Randy would never eat any of it because
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ANS: Randy was a vegetarian.

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The singer had to replace the microphone in preparation for the event but kept the speaker because the
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ANS:
microphone was broken.