Read the text and choose the correct options to complete the sentences

Are You a Shopaholic?

Shopaholics are people who cannot live a day without buying something. If they see or hear the magic words "discount" or "sale" somewhere, they immediately rush to the place. They buy various things, even if they don't really need them and may not use them in future. Does it ring a bell? Here's a short test to check yourself.

1. How often do you go shopping?
   A. Shopping is your daily ritual.

   B. You go shopping about once a month.

   C. You prefer to buy clothes on the Internet.

2. Why do you usually go shopping?
   A. To refresh your wardrobe.

   B. To try on something new without buying it.

   C. To buy only necessary things, like food.

3. How much time do you usually spend shopping?
   A. The whole day: nothing can stop you.

   B. Several hours: you try not to spend all your free time on shopping.

   C. As little as possible: you quickly find everything you need and leave the shop.

4. What do you feel after a purchase?
   A. Dissatisfaction. Is it possible to leave the shop with only one thing?

   B. Satisfaction because you've bought what you've needed.

   C. Nothing. It's just a purchase!

5. What do you spend money on?
   A. You buy everything that is on sale.

   B. You spend money on different things like food, clothes and entertainment.

   C. You buy only essentials* and save the rest.

*essential — a basic thing that you cannot live without
Results
Score 3 points for each answer A, 2 points for B , 1 point for C.

• 13-15 points. Looks like you shop till you drop. It's time to do something to
  stop it. Otherwise, nothing will remain in the stores soon.
• 9-12 points. You definitely like shopping. Still, an inner voice sometimes
  stops you from paying through the nose and buying the fifth pair of shoes. Keep the same!
• 5-8 points. Going shopping can be a real nightmare for you. So it's unlikely
  that someone will ever call you a shopaholic.

A shopaholic is someone who

• gets a lot of discounts.
• enjoys shopping very much.
• has a big flat.

Shopaholics buy things

• they will use.
• they want to sell.
• they may not need.

If someone gets from 13 to 15 points, that means that they

• have to buy less.
• have a spacious flat.
• need to go to the shop.

Someone who has got from 9 to 12 points

• has fifteen pairs of shoes.
• is not a shopaholic.
• doesn't like shopping.

A person who is not fond of shopping has chosen more

• A answers.
• B answers.
• C answers.