(1) 2006年真题 Directions: You want to contribute to Project Hope by offering financial aid to a child in a remote area. Write a letter to the department concerned, asking them to help find a candidate. You should specify what kind of child you want to help and how you will carry out your plan. You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. Do not write the address.
范文: To Whom It May Concern, My name is Li Ming, a college student of Peking University, and I am writing in the hope of your assistance to find a needy child for whom I may provide financial support. First and foremost I would like to declare that I possess the financial ability to implement this plan owing to my decent income from part-time jobs. As to the candidate, I am hoping that he/she comes from an elementary school of the less developed areas of Western China, who is forced out of school. I would like to pay for his/her tuition fee and other school expenses until he/she graduates from university. Thank you for your time. Yours cordially, Li Ming
闪光词汇及词组: in the hope of: 希望 assistance: n. 帮助,协助 first and foremost: 首先 declare: v. 声明 possess: v. 拥有 implement: v. 实施 owe to: 因为,由于 decent income: 不错的收入 as to: 至于 less developed: 欠发达的
万能句型: I am writing in the hope of your assistance to… Thank you for your time.
(2)Directions: You are preparing for your graduation thesis and are in urgent need of some reference materials. Write a letter to the National Library and ask for their help. Provide detailed information, and method of delivery and payment. You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. Do not write the address.
范文: Dear Sir or Madam, I am a senior student from Tianjin University, and I wonder if you could spare some time to help me look for two reference books, Communication Principles and Organizational Communication, both published by Foreign Language Press in 2000. The two books are of particular importance to my graduation thesis, but I failed to obtain them from my university library as well as local bookstores. Could you please tell me whether the National Library has the mentioned books? If so, could you please do me the favor of photocopying and sending them to me by EMS? I would like to pay for the relevant expense by cash or credit card. Looking forward to a prompt reply from you. Sincerely yours, Li Ming
闪光词汇及词组: senior student: 大四学生 spare some time: 花一些时间 fail to do sth: 没能做成某事 obtain: v. 得到,获得 photocopy: v. 复印
万能句型: I am wondering if you could spare some time to… Could you please do me the favor of… I would like to pay for the relevant expense by cash or credit card. Looking forward to a prompt reply from you. 文章引用自: