Originally Double 11    1     (know) as “Singles’ Day”. Since 2009, e-commerce platforms    2     (transform) it from the celebration of being single to a nationwide     3     even worldwide shopping festival, overshadowing Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined.

Double 11 sees records    4     (break) each year and customers waiting eagerly for the clock to strike at midnight on November 11. And in 2020,    5     China’s social life basically returning to normal, Chinese consumers were willing to reward     6     (they). Not only the sales figures but the delivery companies had a 50 percent jump.

Double-11 in 2020 had many highlights. E-commerce live streaming (直播) gained great    7     (popular) and became the most eye-catching feature. A large number of celebrities flooded into studios,    8     hosts gave viewers flash deals in real time from lipsticks to tissue paper.

Besides, the year 2020 witnessed the largest pre-orders. The sales actually started on October 21, thus making the Double 11 journey a marathon rather     9     a 24-hour flash sale. And complicated discounts also made the festival quite different.

Undoubtedly, Double 11 festival in 2020 did demonstrate China’s    10     (sustain) consumption recovery after the COVID-19 hit.

Many of us in developed societies    1    (trap）in a spending circle. We work hard so that we can earn more money. Sometimes we try to deposit a little or change our money into different countries’ currencies in the hope of    2    (make）even more money. But    3    (strange）enough, the more money we earn, the less often we see it. Because we are taxpayers, the more we earn the more tax we should pay to those    4    govern us. In this spending circle, on the one hand, we accumulate    5    (possess）but never feel like we have enough. On the other hand, we work hard for    6    ( big）and better houses and cars but have no time to enjoy    7    (they）. They seem like a big burden. There is a growing resistance to the consumer society which is especially affecting the youth of today. The government should make some laws.    8    laws came into being, a huge adjustment would be required and there would be diverse reactions. As    9    society, it's high time that we    10    (take）these issues more seriously.

Online Shopping addiction is an Illness（网购成瘾即为病）

The Internet has brought with     1    (填代词) the convenience of shopping at our leisure(闲暇) in the comfort of our own home. However，for many，the appeal of shopping    2     (填介词)bargains (物美价廉的商品) and treats can turn into an addiction. Experts believe there is a danger that online shopping can develop into a mental illness.     3    (research) from the Hannover Medical School in Germany have termed it “Buying Shopping Disorder" (BSD). They say this condition should    4     (recognize) by the medical profession as an illness and should not     5     (simple) be classed as one of the various” impulse control” disorders. Psychotherapist Dr. Astrid Miller said, “It really is time    6       (accumulate) further knowledge about BSD on the Internet.”

Dr. Miller and her colleagues     7    (conduct) research on data from earlier studies on compulsive shopping. Their research focused on 122 patients     8    sought treatment for BSD. Dr Muller reported that about five percent of the population may be suffering from BSD. She added younger people are    9    (likely) to develop it and that they experience greater levels of anxiety and depression. People with BSD readily exhibit negative behaviors. These include buying expensive things they don't need, keeping and never     10    (use) things they order, buying things for instant satisfaction , and ending up in debt. BSD can destroy marriages, relationships and mental health.