一、Directions:

　　For this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a letter of about 80 words according to the following situation.

　　你是Barney Boleyn,当你跟Miss Bertie见了第一面时,就喜欢上了她,于是你就给她写信,信中包括邀请她进行第一次约会。

　　[解题提示]：You are Barney Boleyn, you fell in love with Miss Bertie at first sight,then,you write to her,and ask her for a date.

　　[参考范文]

　　Dear Miss Bertie,

　　I hope it will not appear impertinent to write you this letter after we have met for the first time.The fact is I'm most anxious to want to know you better Your learning and temperament are the very excuses for my writing to you. I should esteem it a would be gratefully happy if I could receive a reply from you once in a while.

　　Now. I venture to ask you to do me a favor. May I ask you for a date on Tuesday evening,May 3? As you know, our school is having a dancing party on that evening. Each of the students attending the dance is bringing a partner. As I have known no other girls except you, and even if I have many girl friends, you are the only girl I care to go to a ball with, so won't you kindly give a nod to say Yes?

　　Until your reply comes-and I'm hoping it is a beaming Yes--my heart and my mind won't have a moment's peace.

　　Sincerely yours,

　　Barney Boleyn

　　二、Directions:

　　For this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a letter of about 80 words according to the following situation.

　　你是一位父亲,你女儿Ruth马上要考试了,你写信给她,让她别紧张,答题的时候不要紧张。

　　[解题提示]：You are a father, your daughter Ruth will take an examination, you write to her to ask her to take it easy and not worry over writing an examination.

　　[参考范文]

　　Dear Ruth,

　　Your letter shows that you are giving serious thoughts to the arrangement of your future and that your type of training is bearing fruit. I can see that there really isn't any doubt in your mind about taking the examinations. That's what it should be, and there need be no worrying over writing an examination when you'll know the answers. It is rather an opportunity for seeing how well you can handle the tools that you have been learning to use.

　　Good luck to you in your examinations and may the readers of the papers feel as sure as I do of your ability to handle your material. Your Latin vocabulary is good. You speak French easily.

　　Affectionately yours,

　　Dad

　　三、 Directions

　　For this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a letter of about 80 words according to the following situation.

　　你是Judy,因为你感冒发烧了,不能上 Professor Williams星期一的第一堂课,且忘了让室友代请假,你写一信表示道歉。

　　[解题提示]：You are Judy, you missed professor Williams' first class on Monday, and forgot to ask your roommate to ask for leave on your behalf. You write to apologize for it.

　　September 2, 1999

　　[参考范文]

　　Dear Professor Williams,

　　I am writing to apologize for not coming to your the first class on Monday. After I returned to school from home on Saturday. I began to run a fever that night and had to have intravenous injection on Sunday and Monday. Because of my negligence, I forgot to ask my roommate to ask for leave on my behalf. But I will make up the lesson I missed.

　　Your student,

　　Judy