I’ve got a problem with my husband, Sam. He bought a __（1）_ a couple of months ago, and he took it on our recent ski vacation to Colorado. It was a great  (1)  except for one problem. He has a constant urge to check for text messages; he checks his phone every five minutes! He’s so   (2)  to it that he just can’t stand the idea that there may be a(n)   (3)  text. He can’t help checking even at   (4)  times like when we are  (5)   in a restaurant and I am talking to him! He   (6)  as if any small amount of boredom(厌烦) can make him feel the need to check his phone even when he knows he shouldn’t. The   (7)  to see who is contacting him is just too great. When I ask him to   (8)  the phone and stop   (9)  me, he says, “In a minute.” but still checks to see if someone has posted something  (10)  on the Internet. Our life is  (11)   If we go somewhere and I ask him to   (12)   the phone at home, he  (13)  from withdrawal（撤回）symptoms. Maybe this dependency   (14)  _ his smartphone has become more than an everyday problem.

 I recently read an article about “nomophobia,” which is a real   (15)  people can suffer from the   (16)  of being without your phone! I am worried that Sam may be suffering from this illness because he feels   (17)  if he doesn’t have his phone with him, even for a short time.

Who would have thought so   (18)  items like these could have brought so much   (19)  !