①　Harlan Coben believes that if you’re a writer, you’ll find the time; and that if you can’t find the time, then writing isn’t a priority and you’re not a writer. For him writing is a ____1____ job—a job like any other. He has ____2____ it with plumbing, pointing out that a plumber doesn’t wake up and say that he can’t work with pipes today.

②　____3____, like most writers these days, you’re holding down a job to pay the bills, it’s not ____4____ to find the time to write. But it’s not impossible. It requires determination and single-mindedness. ____5____ that most bestselling authors began writing when they were doing other things to earn a living. And today, even writers who are fairly ____6____ often have to do other work to ____7____ their writing income.

③　As Harlan Coben has suggested, it’s a ____8____ of priorities. To make writing a priority, you’ll have to ____9____ some of your day-to-day activities and some things you really enjoy. Depending on your ____10____ and your lifestyle, that might mean spending less time watching television or listening to music, though some people can write ____11____ they listen to music. You might have to ____12____ the amount of exercise or sport you do. You’ll have to make social media an ____13____ activity rather than a daily, time-consuming ____14____. There’ll probably have to be less socialising with your friends and less time with your family. It's a ____15____ learning curve and it won’t always make you popular.

④　There’s just one thing you should try to keep at least some time for, ____16____ your writing—and that’s reading. Any writer needs to read as much and as widely as they can; it’s the one ____17____ supporter — something you can’t do without. 

1.1.

A difficult

B normal

C steady

D pleasant

解析：选B。1. B考查形容词辨析。后文“a job like any other”表明写作是“普通工作”，故选normal。 语法点：形容词。

2.2.

A combined

B compared

C confused

D confronted

解析：选B。2. B考查动词辨析。句中“pointing out...”为类比，compare...with...表示“将写作与管道工作类比”。 语法点：动词短语。

3.3.

A If

B Though

C Once

D Unless

解析：选A。3. A考查状语从句连词。主句“it’s not easy...”为假设结果，if引导条件状语从句。 语法点：状语从句。

4.4.

A enough

B strange

C wrong

D easy

解析：选D。4. D考查形容词辨析。后文“But it’s not impossible”形成转折，说明“不容易但可能”，选easy。 语法点：形容词。

5.5.

A Accept

B Explain

C Remember

D Suppose

解析：选C。5. C考查动词辨析。后文举例畅销作家的经历，需“记住”这一事实，故选remember。 语法点：动词。

6.6.

A well-known

B well-advised

C well-informed

D well-chosen

解析：选A。6. A考查复合形容词。与“bestselling authors”呼应，表示“知名作家”，选well-known。 语法点：复合形容词。

7.7.

A donate

B generate

C supplement

D calculate

解析：选C。7. C考查动词辨析。需通过其他工作“补充”写作收入，supplement符合语境。 语法点：动词。

8.8.

A cause

B purpose

C question

D condition

解析：选C。8. C考查名词固定搭配。a question of priorities意为“优先级问题”。 语法点：名词短语。

9.9.

A highlight

B sacrifice

C continue

D explore

解析：选B。9. B考查动词辨析。后文列举减少活动时间，需“牺牲”部分日常活动，选sacrifice。 语法点：动词。

10.10.

A relations

B interests

C memories

D skills

解析：选B。10. B考查名词辨析。与“lifestyle”并列，指个人“兴趣”影响时间分配，选interests。 语法点：名词。

11.11.

A until

B because

C while

D before

解析：选C。11. C考查状语从句连词。表示“边听音乐边写作”，while引导时间状语从句。 语法点：状语从句。

12.12.

A put up with

B make up for

C hang on to

D cut down on

解析：选D。12. D考查动词短语。后文提到减少社交时间，需“减少”运动量，选cut down on。 语法点：动词短语。

13.13.

A intelligent

B occasional

C intensive

D emotional

解析：选B。13. B考查形容词辨析。与“daily”形成对比，occasional表示“偶尔的活动”。 语法点：形容词。

14.14.

A habit

B test

C decision

D plan

解析：选A。14. A考查名词辨析。社交媒体成为“习惯”，habit对应前文“time-consuming”。 语法点：名词。

15.15.

A tough

B gentle

C rapid

D funny

解析：选A。15. A考查形容词辨析。后文“won’t always make you popular”说明过程艰难，选tough。 语法点：形容词。

16.16.

A in place of

B in charge of

C in response to

D in addition to

解析：选D。16. D考查介词短语。阅读是写作之外的补充，in addition to表示“除…之外还有”。 语法点：介词短语。

17.17.

A indispensable

B innovative

C invisible

D instant

解析：选A。17. A考查形容词辨析。后文“can’t do without”强调不可或缺，选indispensable。 语法点：形容词。

18.18.

A duller

B harder

C quieter

D quicker

解析：选D。18. D考查形容词比较级。时间“流逝更快”，the older...the quicker符合“年龄增长-时间加速”认知。 语法点：形容词比较级。

19.19.

A peacefully

B generously

C productively

D gratefully

解析：选C。19. C考查副词辨析。与“carefully”并列，需“高效利用”时间，选productively。 语法点：副词。

20.20.

A at most

B in turn

C on average

D above all

解析：选D。20. D考查介词短语。结尾强调写作是最高优先级，above all表示“最重要的是”。 语法点：介词短语。