He spent a week in reading the novel（同义句转换—— —— him a week —— —— the novel.
问题描述：
He spent a week in reading the novel（同义句转换
—— —— him a week —— —— the novel.
答
It took him a week to read the novel
答
It took him a week to read the novel.
答
It took him a week to read the novel.
it takes sb some time to do sth
等于
spend doing sth = spend on sth