［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
