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In high school, did you enjoy studying (story/history)?

In high school, did you enjoy studying history?

When you were younger, did you ever (rob/steal) anything? Did you get caught?

When you were younger, did you ever steal anything? Did you get caught?

Do you enjoy (knowing/meeting) new people?

Do you enjoy meeting new people?

What type of music do you enjoy (hearing/listening) to?

What type of music do you enjoy listening to?

Do you have any interesting (travels/trips) coming up soon?

Do you have any interesting trips coming up soon?

What types of tasks would you like to delegate to an (assistant/attendant)?

What types of tasks would you like to delegate to an assistant?

Something you (wish/hope) will change in the future

Something you hope will change in the future

A TV program or series you've been (seeing/watching) recently

A TV program or series you've been watching recently

A place you would love to (travel/trip) if you had more time

A place you would love to travel if you had more time

What do you (wish/hope) you had done when you were at university?

What do you wish you had done when you were at university?

Have you ever been on a blind (date/appointment)? Would you try it?

Have you ever been on a blind date? Would you try it?

When was the last time you had a (date/appointment) with your doctor?

When was the last time you had an appointment with your doctor?

Have you ever (lent/borrowed) something from someone? Did you remember to give it back?

Have you ever borrowed something from someone? Did you remember to give it back?

Do you enjoy going to museums? What do you like to (see/watch) there?

Do you enjoy going to museums? What do you like to see there?

Do you usually (lend/borrow) things to your friends or family? What would you never (lend/borrow) to them?

Do you usually lend things to your friends or family? What would you never lend to them?

An interesting (history/story) someone told you

An interesting story someone told you

What interesting news have you (heard/listened) recently?

What interesting news have you heard recently?

What types of things do you typically (lose/miss)?

What types of things do you typically lose?

Tell me about a (fun/funny) activity you did last summer.

Tell me about a fun activity you did last summer.

Do you have to work with a lot of (scientists/scientifics)?

Do you have to work with a lot of scientists?

Have you ever (lost/missed) a flight, train or bus?

Have you ever missed a flight, train or bus?

Have you ever (won/beat) a competition?

Have you ever won a competition?

Would you prefer for Madrid to (win/beat) Barcelona, or Barcelona to (win/beat) Madrid?

Would you prefer for Madrid to beat Barcelona, or Barcelona to beat Madrid?.

Tell me about the last conference you (assisted/attended). What was it about?

Tell me about the last conference you attended. What was it about?

Have you ever been (robbed/stolen) while traveling? Do you know anyone else who has?

Have you ever been robbed while traveling? Do you know anyone else who has?

A friend of yours who is very (fun/funny) and what this person does to make you laugh

A friend of yours who is very funny and what this person does to make you laugh

What types of (scientist/scientific) studies are interesting to you?

What types of scientific studies are interesting to you?

Tell me about the friend you have (met/known) the longest.

Tell me about the friend you have known the longest.