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The passage discusses how teenagers use technology to connect with friends. It finds that 57% of teens have made a new friend online, though only 20% of those friends are ever met in person. Teens spend 55% of their day texting friends but only 25% spend actual time with friends daily outside of school. Boys tend to meet new friends through gaming while girls prefer texting close friends. Social media allows teens to stay connected with current friends and supported during challenges, though it can also publicize friendship breakups.

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Reading 02-Hà Linh

The passage discusses how teenagers use technology to connect with friends. It finds that 57% of teens have made a new friend online, though only 20% of those friends are ever met in person. Teens spend 55% of their day texting friends but only 25% spend actual time with friends daily outside of school. Boys tend to meet new friends through gaming while girls prefer texting close friends. Social media allows teens to stay connected with current friends and supported during challenges, though it can also publicize friendship breakups.

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VSTEP MS HÀ LINH VSTEP READING TEST 02

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Do you feel like your teenager is spending most of the day glued to a phone screen? You're not too far
off. A new survey from the Pew Research Center reveals the surprising ways that technology intersects with
teen friendships – and the results show that 57 percent of teens have made at least one new friend online.
Even more surprisingly, only 20 percent of those digital friends ever meet in person.
While teens do connect with their friends face-to-face outside of school, they spend 55 percent of their
day texting with friends, and only 25 percent of teens are spending actual time with their friends on a daily
basis (outside of school hallways). These new forms of communication are key in maintaining friendships
day-to-day – 27 percent of teens instant message their friends every day, 23 percent connect through social
media every day, and 7 percent even video chat daily. Text messaging remains the main form of
communication – almost half of survey respondents say it's their chosen method of communication with
their closest friend.
While girls are more likely to text with their close friends, boys are meeting new friends (and maintaining
friendships) in the gaming world – 89 percent play with friends they know, and 54 percent play with online-
only friends. Whether they're close with their teammates or not, online garners say that playing makes them
feel "more connected" to friends they know, or garners they've never met.
When making new friends, social media has also become a major part of the teenage identity – 62 percent
of teens are quick to share their social media usernames when connecting with a new friend (although 80
percent still consider their phone number the best method of contact). Despite the negative consequences-21
percent of teenage users feel worse about their lives because of posts they see on social media – teens also
have found support and connection through various platforms. In fact, 68 percent of teens received support
during a challenging time in their lives via social media platforms.
Just as technology has become a gateway for new friendships, or a channel to stay connected with current
friends, it can also make a friendship breakup more public. The study reveals that girls are more likely to
block or unfriend former allies, and 68 percent of all teenage users report experiencing "drama among their
friends on social media."
(Source: https://www.realsimple.com)
1. The word "digital" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
A. analogue B. numeracy C. numerous D. online
2. The word "they" in paragraph 3 refers to _____.
A. friends B. online-only friends C. online gamers D. their teammates
3. According to the passage, what percentage of teens spend actual time with their friends?
A. 23% B. 25% C. 27% D. 55%
4. The following sentences are true, EXCEPT _____.
A. Most teenagers use video chat to maintain relationship with friends
B. New forms of communication play an important role in keeping friendships
C. According to the survey, more than half of teens have ever made new friends online
D. Teens only meet face-to-face one fifth of online friends they have made
5. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The majority of teenage users agree that social media has negative consequences in their lives.
B. Thanks to social media, more than two thirds of teens are supported when they face with challenges in
their lives.
C. Boys are more likely to meet new friends than girls.
D. Most teens are not easy to give others their usernames when making new friends.
6. What is the synonym of the word "breakup” in the last paragraph?
A. commencing B. popularity C. termination D. divorce
7. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The difference of making new friends between girls and boys.
B. Social media connects friendship.
C. Social media affects friendship too much.
D. Teenagers are making and keeping friends in a surprising way.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct

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