WiththesewordsIbeganto1theproblemtheproblemofmytelephoneaddiction.Iusedtocallpeople2fromthemomentIwokeuptothetimeIwenttosleep.I3tobephonedIwantedtophone.Justonemorecall.Itstartedsocial
WiththesewordsIbeganto1theproblemtheproblemofmytelephoneaddiction.Iusedtocallpeople2fromthemomentIwokeuptothetimeIwenttosleep.I3tobephonedIwantedtophone.Justonemorecall.
Itstartedsocially.Itseemed4justaquickchat.Graduallythoughthe5gotworse.Soonitwas6useuntilfinallyaddiction.
Anditbegantoaffect(影响)my7.DuringthedayIwoulddisappearfor8call.IfIcouldn’tmakeacallIspentthewholetimewaitingforthephonetoring.Gettingmoreandmore9intheendIwouldringsomeonethensomeoneelse10myselfjustonemorecall.
Iwasphoningpeopleand11messagestomakesure12callswouldseemethroughtheday.Iusedtoarriveatfriends
homesandbeforethedoorwasclosedgostraightforthephonewiththe13“IsitOKifIjustusethephone...?”AtworkIbecame14whenmyfellowworkerstriedto15mefromusingthephone.AndonedayIhitmyboss(withthephone).Finallythepolicecaughtme16aphoneboxthathadtakenmylastonepoundcoinandIwas17toseeapsychiatrist(心理医生).
Ihaven’t18aphoneinthehouseforthreeweeksnowandit’sseveraldays19Iusedaphonebox.ItrynottowatchTVbecausethereare20peopleonitmakingphonecalls.MynameisJimShelleyandIamanaddict.
1.A.face
B.find
C.accept
D.notice
2.A.nowandthen
B.allthetime
C.athome
D.atwork
3.A.tried
B.asked
C.waited
D.invited
4.A.polite
B.important
C.fine
D.special
5.A.condition
B.situation
C.result
D.effect
6.A.frequent
B.regular
C.unusual
D.particular
7.A.friends
B.study
C.family
D.work
8.A.aquick
B.asecret
C.anexpected
D.anextra
9.A.hopeful
B.delighted
C.frightened
D.anxious
10.A.forcing
B.telling
C.giving
D.limiting
11.A.leaving
B.taking
C.passing
D.recording
12.A.long
B.immediate
C.enoug