Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic A Letter of Application for a Student Loan. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

假設你是高鵬，是英語系的一名新生。請你就申請助學貸款一事給學校有關部門寫封申請信。申請信的內容須包括以下幾點：

1. 提出申請

2. 申請的理由

3. 懇請批準

【范文】

A Letter of Application for a Student Loan

October 14, 2007

To whom it may concern,

I am writing to you to apply for a student loan. As a freshman from the English Department, I have much financial difficulty in continuing my study.

There are five members in my family. My father is the only breadwinner of the whole family while my mother was laid off two years ago. My grandmother has been suffering a chronic illness for more than five years. My younger brother is now studying in a high school. I took part-time jobs during the summer vacation, but what I have earned is far from enough for me to pay the required tuition fees. In order to continue my study, I have to apply for a student loan.

If my request is granted, I will make good use of the money and put my heart into study. I will definitely pay back the loan according to the requirements. I hope that you will consider my application.

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Gao Peng