(一)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a Letter of Apology. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
1.表达自己对晚交论文一事的歉意。
2.说明未能按时交论文的原因。
3.表示自己将尽快把论文补交上并表示以后将按时交作业。
●审题概述●
这是一封道歉信，写的时候要遵循道歉信的一般模式：开篇直奔主题，然后说明原因，最后提出可能的补救措施。第一段，对晚交论文及对此造成的后果表示歉意；第二段，说明理由(可信的理由，而不是随便应付老师的借口)；第三段，表示尽快完成论文。
【范文】
A Letter of Apology
Dear Mr. Wang,
①I am writing to apologize for my late homework. The paper which you have ②assigned to us last Monday was ③due this Friday, but to my regret, I haven’t even started it yet. I feel really sorry for not handing in the paper on time and ④for the inconvenience it would bring to you.
I have caught a serious cold last week and the doctor asked me to stay in bed for a week since I was very weak and the weather was very cold these days. Therefore, I couldn’t go to the library to get the necessary ①referential information which was needed for my paper. As a result of this, I have not started writing the paper yet and could not hand it in on time.
Fortunately I have finally fully recovered. I will finish the paper as soon as I can and ①try my best to hand in homework on time in the future.
Sincerely yours,
Li Ming
◇第一段思路点评：
表明歉意
◇语言点提示：
① I am writing to apologize (say sorry) for :道歉信的常用开头句式
② assign:分配，指定，布置
③ due；到期的，预期的
④ I’m sorry for the inconvenience it would bring to you:另一句常用句式
◇第二段思路点评：
解释原因，虽然不是真的给人道歉，但是理由还是要充分的好。
◇语言点提示：
① referential:用作参考的
◇第三段思路点评：
表明尽快完成论文，并表示以后会按时交论文
◇语言点提示：
① try my best to….. in the future:道歉信常用结尾
(二)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of
Income Gap. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
1.有些人认为收入差距的存在是合理的；
2.有些人认为收入差距的存在是不合理的
3.收入差距对社会的影响
●审题概述●
议论文，根据题目要求文章可分为三点：收入差距的合理性；收入差距的不合理性；对社会的影响。在叙述第一、二点时，可适当地的展开一两个小点。注意各点之间的衔接，以及论证的逻辑。
●范文●
Income Gap
○1There has been a heated discussion over the growing income gap now. Some people hold that the gap is natural because it ○2reflects different contributions that different people make in their work. ○3In their view, those people with high income work hard and long. Besides, these people bring high ○4efficiency, and create more wealth. Accordingly, they deserve high pay.
○1On the other hand, there are always some people who view this gap negatively. They believe that a lot of crimes happen as a result of this income gap. Some people make so little from their work that they ○2risk taking criminal acts to get rich. In fact, experts have long found out that most cases of crime are directly related to low income. There is ○3another point to ○4back up a negative view against income gap. For most people, income gap may destroy the satisfaction
that they obtain from work.
○1As anything has two sides, so has the problem of income gap. Personally, I believe that this gap may ○2motivate people to compete better in job market. When this gap is growing too
wide, however, our government should make some policies to ○3get rid of its negative consequences.
◇第一段思路点评：
收入差距的合理性
◇语言点提示：
○1 There has been a heated discussion over the growing income gap:直接点题
○2 reflect意为“反映”
○3 in one’s view意为“在某人看来”(分析观点时常用词组)
○4 efficiency意为“效率”
◇第二段思路点评：
收入差距的不合理性
◇语言点提示
○1On the other hand：意为“另一点、另一方面”(提出相反观点，与上文衔接)
○2risk doing something意为“冒险做某事”
○3another point:提出另一小点
○4back up意为“支持”
◇第三段思路点评：
收入差距的影响
◇语言点提示
○1As anything has two sides, so…...议论文常用句式
○2motivate：意为“激励，刺激”
○3get rid of：意为“摆脱，除去”
