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Band 4+: Describe a time when you borrowed something from your friend. What was it When did you borrow Whom you borrowed it from What you did with it Why you borrowed it

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In general, I usually prefer to rely on myself and avoid borrowing money from others. However, there was an incident recently where I had to borrow money from a friend, which left an unexpected impression on me. This situation occurred last month while I was studying with my friend. I accidentally dropped my computer, causing the screen to break. When I took it to the repair center, they estimated it would cost about 7

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In general, I really own myself and avoid borrowing money from others. However, an accident happened at recently. When I had to borrow money from a friend, which left an unfair impression on me. The situation happened last month when I was studying with my friend, accidentally crashed my computer, resulting in baroque screen. When I took it to the repair center, they said it would be about 7

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