Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:

假设你是Tony，是英语一班二年级学生，因有事不能上外教Ms. Riddle 的课，给她写一张请假条，说明你不能来上课的原因。

【范文】

October 8, 2007

Dear Ms. Riddle,

I would like to know if I could ask for a casual leave of absence from your Oral English class this Thursday morning.

Yesterday afternoon I got a phone call from my cousin, who is now operating a small company in suburbs of this city. He needs an interpreter for two days but cannot find the most trustworthy person, so he wants me to make an attempt. It seems to me that this is 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 overcome the difficulty, I am confident that I’ll do a good job and both of us will be thankful.

Earnestly yours,

Tony

2007年10月8日

亲爱的Riddle老师：四级吧

请问我可否在您周四上午的英语口语课上请一次假?

我昨天下午接到了我表哥的电话，他在我们城市的郊区经营着一家小型公司。他需要一名口译跟两天团但是找不到可以信任的人，所以他想让我试试。我认为这是一个可以把从您的课上学到的知识付诸实践的绝佳机会，但我需要您同意我请一次假。如果您同意我去帮我表哥解决这次难题，我有自信可以完成得很好，我们两人也会感激您的。

尊敬您的，

Tony