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Her operation was a success, but it took her a long time to ___ from her illness.
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She changed so much that I could hardly _____ her when we met again after a separation of 20 years. What’s more, she had just had her hair cut, and she was wearing new glasses.
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We had planned to climb the hill this morning, but the heavy rain _____ our plan.
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There is a kind of shopping that is called compulsive(强迫性的) shopping. Compulsive shopping is usually described as out of control and not reasonable.
How can we know whether we are one of compulsive shoppers? Compulsive shoppers go out and buy things much more often than other people do.They often buy things they do not need.Many times they will spend over their budget limits and get into deep financial trouble.While someone else will think many times if they can afford this or that thing,compulsive shoppers will have no awareness of the boundaries of a budget.They also often hide the things they have bought in order not to be blamed by other family members.They often refuse to admit their problem and cover up their debts with cheat.
Compulsive shopping usually occurs when a person feels sad,lonely or angry. Shopping will not guarantee more love,or cure the hurts,regrets,stress,and the problems of everyday life. Just the opposite, it eventually may make these feelings worse because of the increased financial problems the person has got from this addiction. Some families even lead to a divorce as compulsive shoppers spend a lot of time away from home.
Treating a shopping addiction requires various approaches.The best thing to start with is to recognize the problem by compulsive shoppers themselves. First of all,don’t use their credit cards,and instead, start paying by cash. It might be useful to make a shopping list in order to buy strictly what is needed.And if there is a chance to get attracted, it might help to have just some small money and leave the wallet at home.It is also good to ask family and friends for support. And if after all these people still feel out of control,then it is recommended to seek professional advice or a selfhelp group to deal with this problem.
Title |
Compulsive shopping |
1. |
Uncontrollable and unreasonable shopping. |
Features of compulsive shoppers |
●Going shopping more often and buying 2. things. ●Spending over their budget limits without being 3. of the boundaries of a budget. ●Keeping what they have bought 4. to avoid being blamed. ●Denying their problem and 5. to cover up their debts. |
Possible harmful 6. |
● 7. people's feelings worse because of the increased financial problems. ●Causing a divorce. |
__8.__ |
● Recognizing the problem and _9._ using their credit cards. ●Making a shopping list. ●Taking along just some small money. ●Asking family and friends for support. ●Seeking 10. advice or a selfhelp group. |