大学英语四六级考试写作训练题(30)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter of apology. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on 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。

　　【范文】

　　A Letter of Apology

　　Dear Mr. Wang,

　　I am writing to apologize for my late homework. The paper which you have assigned to us last Monday was due this Friday, but to my regret, I haven? even started it yet. I feel really sorry for not handing in the paper on time and for 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? go to the library to get the necessary referential information which was needed for my paper. As a result of this, I have not started writing the paper yet and could not handed it in on time.

　　Fortunately I have finally fully recovered. I will finish the paper as soon as I can and try my best to hand in homework on time in the future.

　　Sincerely yours,

　　Li Yan