8-10分　

第一篇

Dear David,

I am truly sorry that I cannot attend the project meeting to be held on next Tuesday afternoon.

The reason is that I am going to take a business to Shanghai by plane that day, so I will be unavailable for the meeting. However, considering the importance of the meeting, I will be grateful if you could(删除) send me a brief record of the project progress by E-mail. I will check(用词不当) the record and send my feedback to you.

Once again, I am sorry for any inconvenience caused. Hope you can accept my apologies and understand my situation.

Yours sincerely,
Li Ming

8分

微点评：这篇作文写得不错。但是要注意if从句的"主将从现"。

第二篇

Dear Prof.Wong,

I am deeply sorry to inform you that I did not manage to(删除) complete the task you designated last week, due to a sudden illness falling upon me these days. For the last week, I have been in a hospital with a continuous fever, which has (删除)prevented me from any activity.

To make up my fault, could you please extend my deadline to next Friday? If so, I promise I will finish the task and send my report to you via email.

I do apologize again for any inconvenience it might bring to you, and hope you could accept my apology.

Sincerely yours,
LiMing

8分

微点评：作文写得很好，但要注意时态的选择。这是过去发生的事，因此要用过去时。