The word "addiction" usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs，but in modern-day society，we are seeing some new kinds of addictions.Some people are compulsive（難以自制的） shoppers；some find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work.Still，some spend countless hours watching TV or playing computer games.
Over the years，shopping has become a very common activity.Many people enjoy going to stores more and more every day，but it's more than a common hobby for some of them.They have turned into shopaholics（購物狂）.They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money without being able to stop doing it.They are hooked on shopping and usually buy things that they don't need.Even though they don't have enough money，they buy everything they want.
The question is：Why do they have this addiction？There isn't a specific answer to this.Some people go shopping when they are sad，worried，upset or lonely and they want to feel better.They use this activity as a way to forget their problems.Shopaholics say they feel more important and better after they have bought something.Shopaholim seems to be a harmless addiction，but it can （4）______.Some of them can be psychological（心理上的）.If this is the case，people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit.However，the process，like for most addictions，is long，and is one in which they can end up suffering a lot.They just think about satisfying their feelings，so they spend money they don't have.They get deep in debt，and they can even go bankrupt and get sent to prison.
（1）There isn't a specific reason for a person to have an addiction，is there？
No，there isn't.No，there isn't.
（2）What does "addiction" mean？
上癮。上癮。
（3）Why are some people crazy about shopping？
Because some people go shopping when they are sad，worried，upset or lonely and they want to feel better.They use this activity as a way to forget their problems.Because some people go shopping when they are sad，worried，upset or lonely and they want to feel better.They use this activity as a way to forget their problems.
（4）Fill in the blank in paragraph 3 in no more than six words.
Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction，but it can spend money they don't havespend money they don't have.
（5）How can shopaholics get help？
They should go to a support group to help them break this habit.They should go to a support group to help them break this habit.
（6）Do you like shopping？Why or why not？（Give at least two reasons.）
No，I don't.One is because I don't have time，and the other is because I don't have money.No，I don't.One is because I don't have time，and the other is because I don't have money.
【答案】No，there isn't.；上癮。；Because some people go shopping when they are sad，worried，upset or lonely and they want to feel better.They use this activity as a way to forget their problems.；spend money they don't have；They should go to a support group to help them break this habit.；No，I don't.One is because I don't have time，and the other is because I don't have money.
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