（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 har