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        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
        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