11. I knew I shouldn’t accept anything from such a person, but I found it difficult to turn down his _____.

A. offer B. suggestion C. request D. plan

12.________it is to gather with President Bush at such a special Thanksgiving Day in Iraq!

A. what a fun B. what fun C. how fun D. what joy

13. Oh., John________ you gave us!

A. How a great surprise B. how pleasant surprise

C. what a pleasant surprise D. what pleasant surprise

14 He is________ as a leader but he hasn’t________ in teaching.

A. success; many experiences B. a success; much experience

C. great success; an experience D. a great success; a lot of experiences

15 —Who did you spend last weekend with?

—________.

A. Palmer’s B. The Palmers’ C. The Palmers D. The Palmer’s

16．Whose bike is it ? It’s ____________
     A. John    B. John’s     C. Johns’     D. Johns

17．I’ll give you ________to finish the work. OK.
    A. two week’s time     B. two weeks’ time     C. two week time       D. two weeks time 

12. B。抽象名词表泛指时一般不与冠词连用。

13. C。抽象名词有前置或后置修饰语时，前面用不定冠词，使之具体化; 如：A. happy life / a good education in that university / a wide knowledge of nature

14. B。表具有某种特性、状态、特点、情感、情緒的人和事;如：She is a success in cause but a failure in marriage.(成功者、失败者)

15. C。表示Palmer一家人，指一家人时常用the 姓氏的复数。

      16. B

      17.B

      18.B