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:
假设你是高鹏，是英语系的一名新生。请你就申请助学贷款一事给学校有关部门写封申请信。申请信的内容须包括以下几点：
1. 提出申请
2. 申请的理由
3. 恳请批准
【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
