［Direction］
　　For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled Asking for Leave of Absence. You should write at least 120 words according to the following guidelines:
　　Your name and role : Sam , a sophomore in English Class Two
　　Your Foreign Teacher’s name : Ms.Riddle
　　Incident: you cannot come to her class for some reason
　　Task: write her a note , asking for leave of absence

　　［参考范文］Asking for Leave of Absence
　　To: Ms.Riddle , my dear Oral English teacher
　　From: Sam , a respectful sophomore student of yours in Oral English Class Two
　　Date : January 8,2005
　　Subject: Asking for Leave of Absence

　　Dear Ms.Riddle,
　　I would like to know if I could ask for a casual leave of absence from your Oral English class this Wednesday morning.

　　Yesterday evening I got a phone call from my cousin ,who is now running a small firm in suburbs of this city . He needs an interpreter for two days but cannot find the most reliable person, so he wants me to have a try.

　　Personally , I regard this as a golden opportunity to put what I have learned in your class into practice, but I need your permission of absence . If you think I may go and help him get over the difficulty, I am confident that I ‘ll do a good job and both of us will grateful.

　　Earnestly yours,Sam