Hi，Tom

Sorry I couldn't get back to you s___1___．I have so many c___2___ to do today．I have to do my h___3___，of course．I s___4___ about an hour ago，but I haven't f___5___．Then I have to take the dog for a walk．Water my mom's plants，and do so s___6___．I haven't done any of these things yet，because my father came to c___7___ with me．He loves t___8___ and I love l___9___ to him．He started telling me about all of his stories．When he was a kid，he had to feed a___10___ --he and his family loved on the farm．

Anyway，I have to run now．

Take care，

Liu Pei

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