Section I Use of English 

Directions 

Read the following text. Choose the best word( s) for each numbered blank and markA, B, c or d on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points 

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 

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.

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'l 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.

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 supportersomething you can't do without.

Time is finite. The older you get, the 18 it seems to go. We need to use it as carefully and as 19 as we can. That means prioritising our activities so that we spend most time on the things we really want to do. If you're a writer that means--20 - writing 

1. A. difficult 

B. normal 

C. steady 

D. pleasant 

2. A. combined 

B. compared 

C. confused 

D. confronted 

3. A. If 

B. Though 

C. Once 

D. Unless 

B. strange C. wrong D. easy B. Explain D. Suppose 13. A. intelligent B. test C. decision B. gentle C. rapid B. in charge of C. in response to C. quieter 

4. A. enough 

5.A. Accept 

C. Remember 

6. A. well-known 

B. well-advised 

C. well-informed 

D. well-chosen 

7. A. donate 

C. supplement 

B. generate 

D. calculate 

8. A. cause 

B. purpose C. question 

D. condition 

9. A. highlight 

B. sacrifice C. continue 

D. explore 

10. A. relations 

B. interests C. memories 

D. skills 

11. A. until 

B. because C. while 

B. make up for C. hang on to 

D. before 

12. A. put up with 

D. cut down on 

C. intensive 

B. occasional 

D. emotional 

14. A. habit 

D. plan 

15. A. tough 

D. funny 

16.A. in place of 

D. in addition to 

17. A. indispensable 

B. innovative 

C. invisible 

D. instant 

18. A. duller 

B. harder 

D. quicker 

19. A. peacefully 

B. generously 

C. productively 

D. gratefully 

20. A. at most 

B. in turn 

C. on average 

D. above all