Letter One Richard Thomas and Baldwin Ltd 151 Gower Street London, SCI, England P.O. Box No: 164 London, England June 18, 1997 Dear Sir or Madam, In answer to your Want Ads, as in today’s "Daily Mirror" for an engineer of bridge building, I beg to offer myself as a candidate for the post. My qualifications are as follows: Age: thirty Place of Birth: London Education: Civil Engineering College graduate Experience: Five years’ bridge engineer with Mr. Evans Smith, General Manager of the University Railway Co. Salary desired: ￡1,500 a month If these meet your requirements, please grant me an interview. Thank you in advance for your early reply. Yours sincerely, Edward Swift Letter Two To the Department Office, I was the last to leave the classroom last night and forgot to close one of the northern windows. After midnight, it blew very hard. As a result, three windowpanes (窗框) were broken. I have reported the case to the Repairs Section of the General Affairs Department, asking them to send someone over to put things in order. I am prepared to bear all the costs arising out of the incident, and promise to avoid any repetition of such things in the future. Yours sincerely, Li Hua Student of Class One, Grade Three Where did the person graduate from