'RETAIL THERAPY'
Some people like going to go shopping for fun when they're feeling a bit under the (O). . . . . . . . . They claim that indulging in some 'retail therapy' ( 1 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . them up and they start to feel better. However, while buying things we don't really need can give a temporary 'buzz', in the long-term it can increase personal dissatisfaction. Also, 'comfort buying' is the first (2). . . . . . . . . . . towards shopping addition, causing many a shopper to get into debt, which is (3). . . . . . . . . . good for their health.
However, some recent research has (4). . . .
. that shopping can lighten more than our wallets. Walking is (5)
as a good way of reducing the risk of coronary heart disease and it is (6)
that on average British women cover 214 km a year by going to the shops. This
. . . . . . . . . . . at about 4.45 km and 193 calories burnt for every two-hour trip. Going with a friend was found to be even more (8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . than solo shopping, because people
to stay out longer and cover more distance in pairs. So while unnecessary consumption may not be the root of all happiness it can offer other health benefits - (10). . . . . of course we don't do it online!
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O. A. clouds |
B. mood |
C. weather |
D. humour |
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l . A. comforts |
B. cheers |
C. takes |
D. relieves |
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2. A. step |
B. position |
C. point |
D. direction |
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3. A. barely |
B. hardly |
C. unnecessarily |
D. unusually |
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4. A. shown |
B. said |
C. explained |
D. allowed |
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5. A. admitted |
B. stated |
C. declared |
D. recognized |
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6. A. valued |
B. estimated |
C. formed |
D. reviewed |
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7. A. gets around |
B. gives over |
C. works out |
D. makes up |
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8. A. strong |
B. active |
C. beneficial |
D. able |
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9. A. tended |
B. turned |
C. took |
D. held |
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B. provided |
C. nevertheless |
D. although |


a. Modeling Factors






Some people like going to go shopping for fun when they're feeling a bit under the (O). . . . . . . . . They claim that indulging in some 'retail therapy' ( 1 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . them up and they start to feel better. However, while buying things we don't really need can give a temporary 'buzz', in the long-term it can increase personal dissatisfaction. Also, 'comfort buying' is the first (2). . . . . . . . . . . towards shopping addition, causing many a shopper to get into debt, which is (3). . . . . . . . . . good for their health.
However, some recent research has (4). . . . . that shopping can lighten more than our wallets. Walking is (5) as a good way of reducing the risk of coronary heart disease and it is (6) that on average British women cover 214 km a year by going to the shops. This . . . . . . . . . . . at about 4.45 km and 193 calories burnt for every two-hour trip. Going with a friend was found to be even more (8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . than solo shopping, because people to stay out longer and cover more distance in pairs. So while unnecessary consumption may not be the root of all happiness it can offer other health benefits - (10). . . . . of course we don't do it online!
O. A. clouds
B. mood
C. weather
D. humour
l . A. comforts
B. cheers
C. takes
D. relieves
2. A. step
B. position
C. point
D. direction
3. A. barely
B. hardly
C. unnecessarily
D. unusually
4. A. shown
B. said
C. explained
D. allowed
5. A. admitted
B. stated
C. declared
D. recognized
6. A. valued
B. estimated
C. formed
D. reviewed
7. A. gets around
B. gives over
C. works out
D. makes up
8. A. strong
B. active
C. beneficial
D. able
9. A. tended
B. turned
C. took
D. held
A. however
B. provided
C. nevertheless
D. although