作文一直可以说是考试的重难点，也是让考生最头疼的内容，作文除了需要我们有一定的词汇积累，也需要我们不间断的练习和总结，练习多了才能熟能生巧，才能下笔成章，下面来一起练习一下这篇英语四级作文吧，希望考生能够更好地为12月份的四六级考试提前做好准备。

    题目要求：　　

　　Direction: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled Asking for Leave of Absence. You should write at least 120 words according to the following guidelines:　　Your name and role : Sam , a sophomore in English Class Two

　　Your Foreign Teacher's name : Ms.Riddle

　　Incident: you cannot come to her class for some reason

　　Task: write her a note , asking for leave of absence

　　Asking for Leave of Absence

　　To: Ms.Riddle , my dear Oral English teacher

　　From: Sam , a respectful sophomore student of yours in Oral English Class Two

　　Date : January 8,2005

　　Subject: Asking for Leave of Absence

   参考范文：

　　Dear Ms.Riddle,

　　I would like to know if I could ask for a casual leave of absence from your Oral English class this Wednesday morning.

　　Yesterday evening I got a phone call from my cousin , who is now running a small firm in suburbs of this city . He needs an interpreter for two days but cannot find the most reliable person, so he wants me to have a try. Personally , I regard this as a golden opportunity to put what I have learned in your class into practice, but I need your permission of absence . If you think I may go and help him get over the difficulty, I am confident that I 'll do a good job and both of us will grateful.

　　Earnestly yours,

　　Sam