It was three weeks before（ ）,and Mrs.Smith was very busy.She bought a lot of Christmas cards to

It was three weeks before（ ）,and Mrs.Smith was very busy.She bought a lot of Christmas cards to
her fiends and her husband's fiends.She put them（ ）the table and was going to cook dinner.Just then her husband came home( )work.Mrs.Smith said to him,"Here are the Christmas cards for( )fiends.Will you please write the cards while l am（ ）the dinner?"Mr.Smith did not say( ).He walked away.Mrs.Smith was quite surprised.After a while,Mr.Smith came back( )a box full of Christmas cards.
"These are from last year,"HE said.l forget to post them."
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