［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