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4 BỘ ĐỀ(ĐA) THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA TIẾNG ANH 
TRƯỜNG THPT LƯƠNG NGỌC QUYẾN (THÁI NGUYÊN)
MÃ ĐỀ 123
ĐỀ SỐ 1
	PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from pronunciation in each of the following questions from 1 to 2.
Question 1: A. confine	 B. conceal	C. convention	D. concentrate
Question 2: A. booked	B. missed	 	C. described	 	D. pronounced 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions from 3 to 5
Question 3: A. capture	B. picture	C. ensure	D. pleasure
Question 4: A. particular	B. environment	C. advertisement	D. circumstances
Question 5: A. museum	B. position	C. recommend	D. commitment
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 6 to 24.
 Question 6: “It is very hot in here.___________” 	“Of course”
A.Must you open the window	B.Shall you open th window
C. Could you open th window	D . A or C
Question 7: I can't imagine____________anywhere except here 
A. studying 	B. to study 	 	C. study	 	D. that I study
Question 8: When Tet holiday comes, Vietnamese people often feel inclined to ________ their houses. 
A. do up	B. do in	C. do through 	D. do over
Question 9: My director is angry with me . I didn't do all the work I ____________last week.
A. should have done 	 B. may have done 
C. need to have done 	 D. must have done 
Question 10: There is __________in my bed room .
A. an old square wooden table 	B. a square wooden old table
C. a square old wooden table 	 	D. an old wooden square table
Question 11: The boy __________went to the hospital to ask for doctor's help.
 	A. whose sick sister	 	B. whose sister sicked
	C. who his sister is sick	 	D. whose sister was sick
Question 12:____________the phone rang later that night did Tom remember the appoinment.
A. No sooner 	B. Only	C. Not until	 D. Just before
Question 13: Our project was successful ________ its practicality.
A. in terms of 	B. with a view to	C. regardless D. on behalf of
Question 14: __________is the existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment.. 
A. extinction 	B. biodiversity 	C. habitat	D. conservation
Question 15: - Kate: “ How lovely your cats are!” - David: “ ____________”
A. Really? They are 	B. Thank you, it is nice of you to say so 
C. Can you say it again	D. I love them, too 
Question 16: He managed to keep his job_________the manager had threatened to sack him.
 A. therefore	 B. although	 C. unless 	D. despite
Question 17: Peter was ejected after committing five personal _________ in water sport game yesterday.
A. mistakes	B. faults	C. fouls 	D. errors	
Question 18: She ran ________ an interesting article about fashion while she was reading the newspaper.
A. after	B. cross	C. away	 	D. out
Question 19: It’s essential that every student ________ all the lectures.
A. attends 	B. attend	 	C. has attended 	D. attended
Question 20: You have to move this box to __________ the new television set.
 A. lose touch with	B. make room for
 C. pay attention to	D. take notice of
Question 21: It’s a secret. You _________ let anyone know about it.
 	A. mustn’t 	B. needn’t 	C. mightn’t	D. may not
Question 22: The singer was _______________ on the piano by her sister.
	A. discarded	B. accompanied 	C. performed D. played
Question 23: It is possible ______ may assist some trees in saving water in the winter.
 A. to lose leaves	B. that the loss of leaves
 C. the leaves are lost	D. when leaves have lost
Question 24: Although my village is not far away from the city centre , we had no ______ until recently.
	A.electric	B.electricity	C. electrical	D.electrify
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions from 25 to 29.
Question 25: Today’s scientists have overcome many of the challenges of the depth by using more sophisticated tools.
	 A. complicated B. worldly 	C. experienced	D. aware
Question 26: We went away on holiday last week, but it rained day in day out.
A. every single day	B. every other day	C. every second day	D. every two days
Question 27: We can use either verbal or non – verbal forms of communication.
	A. using gesture	B. using speech	C. using verbs	D. using facial expressions
Question 28: Each year about fifty hundred species of plants and animals are already being eliminated.
	 A. dropped	B. removed	C. kicked	D. tossed
Question 29: The unmanned U.S space probe Mariner 9 sent back over 7,000 photos of Mars.
 A. circulated 	B. transmitted	C. conveyed 	D. submitted
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction from 30 to 34. 
Question 30: Musical comedies, as an American form of entertainment, often take its subjects from America’s present or past. A	B	 C
Question 31: Of all seashore plants, seaweeds are best able to tolerate long periods out of water, 
 A	 B	 	 
followed by long periods covering by water
 C D 	
Question 32: Although not widely sold, that book is considered to be best book on the subject.
 	 A B C D
Question 33: Because his sickness he didn’t take part in the English competition held last Sunday.
 A	 B	 C	 D
Question 34: I found my new contact lenses strangely at first, but I got used to them in the end.
 	 A B C D
Read the following passage and mark the latter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 35 to 44.
	Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can’t find the energy to get out of bed (35) ________ for school? According to a new report, today’s generation of children are in danger of getting so (36)_______ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at (37)_______. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours’ sleep a night, (38)_______teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (39)________ anything between two and five hours’ sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.
	This (40) _____ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children’s ability to concentrate at school. The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time and poor concentration is well (41) _______. Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour’s sleep a night can have profound effects (42) ______how children perform the next day. A good night’s sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (43)______ they release a hormone that is essential for their ‘growth spurt’ (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate). It’s true that they can, to some (44) ______, catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won’t help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon.
	By Tim Falla and Paul A.Davies, Solutions Advanced. OUP
Question 35 A. behind time	B. about time 	C.in time D. at time 
Question 36 A. few 	B. less	C. much D. little 
Question 37 A. jeopardy 	B. threat 	C. risk D. danger 
Question 38 A. or 	B. because 	C. whereas D. so
Question 39 A. puts	B. gets 	C. brings 	D. makes
Question 40 A. raises 	B. rises	C. results 	D. comes 
Question 41 A. organized	B. arranged 	C. established D. acquired
Question 42 A. in	B. on 	C. to 	D. at
Question 43 A. at which	B. which 	C. where 	D. that
Question 44 A. rate	B. extent	C. level 	D. point
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 45 to 54. 
Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with technology. Deep inside the brain there is a “clock” that governs every aspect of the body’s functioning: sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the circadian clock (from the Latin, circa “about” + dies “day”).
This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m and again between 3-5 p.m. Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural biological sleepiness in the afternoon. One of the major causes of the travelers’ malady known as jet lag is the non-alignment of a person’s internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So your sleep/wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a different pace. Your digestion may be on a different schedule altogether.
Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our day beyond 24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to shrink our day. That is why travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies of long haul pilots showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep quantity and quality than eastward flights. When flying west, you are “extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve “shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct opposition to your internal clock’s natural tendency.
One of the more common complaints of travelers is that their sleep becomes disrupted. There are many reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal circadian clock and working longer hours. Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgment and decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and communication by 30 percent. It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to try to help you adjust to your destination’s schedule as soon as you arrive. But it can take the body clock several days to several weeks to fully adjust to a new time zone.
Question 45: The main function of the body clock is to_________
A. govern all the body’s responses.	B. regulate the body’s functions.
C. help us sleep.	D. help us adapt to a 24-hour cycle.
Question 46: The word “It” refers to_________
A. the programme	B. the body clock	C. the function	D. the brain
Question 47: Jet lag _________
A. makes our body clock operate badly.	B. causes our body clock to change.
C. extends the hours of our body clock.	D. upsets our body’s rhythms.
Question 48: The word “malady” is closest in meaning to
A. illness	B. bore	C. thought	D. feeling
Question 49: The direction you fly in_________
A. helps you sleep better.	B. alters your body’s natural rhythms.
C. affects the degree of jet lag.	D. extends or shrinks your body clock.
Question 50: According to the article, _________
A. various factors stop us sleeping when we fly.
B. travelers complain about the negative effects of flying.
C. flying seriously affects your judgment and decision-making.
D. jet lag can affect different abilities differently.
Question 51: On the subject of avoiding jet lag the article_________
A. makes no suggestions.	B. says there is nothing you can do.
C. proposes gradually adjusting your body clock.	D. suggests changing the time on your watch.
Question 52: According to the author, which of the following reasons disrupt travelers’ sleep?
A. Travelers try to sleep between 3-5 p.m.
B. Travelers’ attention is reduced by 75 percent.
C. The traveler’s internal circadian clock has to adjust to patterns of light and activity.
D. Travelers fly in the natural direction of their internal clock.
Question 53: It can be inferred from the passage that_________
A. travelers have to spend more money flying westward than eastward.
B. there are more travelers in westward flights than in eastward ones.
C. westward travelers become friendlier than eastward ones.
D. travelers do not sleep as well in eastward flights as in westward ones.
Question 54: The word “fatigue” is closest in meaning to_________
A. obsession 	B. exhaustion C. sleeplessness	D. frustration
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 following questions from 55 to 64	
The ability to conduct electricity is one of the key properties of a metal. Other solid material such as silicon can conduct electricity but only effectively at certain temperatures. Also, some substances such as salt (sodium chloride) can conduct when molten or when dissolved in water. The ability of metals to conduct electricity is due to how their atoms bond together. In order to bond together the metal atoms lose at least one of their outermost electrons. This leaves the metal atoms with a positive charge and they are now strictly ions. The lost electrons are free to move in what are known as a sea of electrons. Since the electrons are negatively charged they attract the ions and this is what keeps the structure together.
	An electric current is a flow of charge and since the electrons in the sea of electrons are free to move they can be made to flow in one direction when a source of electrical energy such as a battery is connected to the metal. Hence we have an electric current flowing through the wire, and this is what makes metals such good conductors of electricity. The only other common solid conducting material that pencil users are likely to encounter is graphite (what the ‘lead’ of a pencil is made from). Graphite is a form of carbon and again the carbon atoms bond in such a way that there is a sea of electrons that can be made to flow as an electric current. Likewise, if we have an ionic substance like salt we can make the electrically charged ions flow to create a current but only when those ions are free to move, either when the substance is a liquid or dissolved in water. In its solid state an ionic substance like salt cannot conduct electricity as its charged ions cannot flow. Freshwater Aquarium Fish
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 Electrical insulators are substances that cannot conduct electricity well either, because they contain no charged particles or any charged particles they might contain do not flow easily. Water itself is a poor conductor or electricity as it does not contain a significant amount of fully charged particles (the ends of a water molecule are partly charged but overall the molecule is neutral). However, most water we encounter does contain dissolved charged particles, so it will be more conductive than pure water. Many of the problems that occur when touching electrical devices with wet hands result from the ever-present salt that is left on our skin through perspiration and it dissolves in the water to make it more conductive.
By Helena Gillespie and Rob Gillespie. Science for Primary School Teacher. OUP
Question 55: Electrical conductivity is . 
A. one of the most important properties of metals
B. one of the key properties of most solid materials
C. impossible for any substance when it is dissolved in water
D. completely impossible for silicon
Question 56: According to the passage, a metal can conduct electricity due to . 
A. the absence of free electrons	B. its atoms with a positive charge
C. the way its atoms bond together	D. the loss of one electron in the core of its atoms
Question 57: The word “outermost” in paragraph 1 mostly means . 
A. the lightest	B. nearest to the inside	C. furthest from the inside	D. the heaviest
Question 58: The atoms of a metal can bond together because . 
A. the lost electrons cannot move freely in the sea of electrons	C. they lose all of electrons
B. electrons can flow in a single direction	D. negatively charged electrons attract positive ions
Question 59: Slat in its solid state is not able to conduct electricity because . 
A. it has free electrons	B. its charged ions can flow easily
C. it cannot create any charge ions	D. it charged ions are not free to move
Question 60: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to . 
A. charged ions	B. electric currents
C. charged particles	D. electrical insulator
Question 61: Water is a poor conductor because it contains . 
A. no positive or negative electric charge	B. only a small amount of fully charged particles
C. only a positive electric charge 	D. only a negative electric charge
Question 62: We can have problems when touching electrical devices with wet hands because .
A. the eater itself is a good conductor of electricity
B. the water dissolves the salt on our skin and becomes more conductive
C. the water contains too many neutral molecules
D. the water containing no charged particles makes it more conductive
Question 63: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? 
A. Pure water is much more conductive than most water we encounter every day.
B. Graphite is a common solid substance that can conduct electricity.
C. Salt can conduct electricity when it is molten or dissolved.
D. Some materials are more conductive than others.
Question 64: Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Electrical Energy	B. Electrical Devices	 C. Electrical Insulators	D. Electrical Conductivity
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
A. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence before it.
Question 65: It's the first time I've been to a flower shop.
→ I haven’t ____________________________________________________.
Question 66: “ You damaged my camera", said John to Mary
→ John accused __________________________________________________.
Question 67: We didn't have any holiday until last summer
→ It was not_____________________________________________________.
Question 68 : If you hadn’t helped me, I wouldn’t have known how to solve it. 
→ Had _______________________________________________________.
Question 69: Mary is pretty but Camry is prettier. 
→ Camry is the __________________________________________________.
B. Write a paragraph about your hobby.You should write at least 140 words.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA MÔN TIẾNG ANH NĂM 2016 - MÃ ĐỀ 123
Trắc nghiệm khách quan: (64 x 0,125 = 8 điểm)
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Phần tự luận: (2 điểm)
A. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence before it.(0,1 X 5 = 0,5)
Question 65: It's the first time I've been to a flower shop.
→ I haven’t been to a flower shop before.
Question 66: “You damaged my camera", said John to Mary
→ John accused Mary of damaging his camera.
Question 67: We didn't have any holiday until last summer
→ It was not until last summer that we had some holidays.
Question 68 : If you hadn’t helped me, I wouldn’t have known how to solve it. 
→ Had you not helped me , I wouldn’t have known how to solve it.
Question 69: Mary is pretty but Camry is prettier. 
→ Camry is the prettier of the two girls.
B. Writing (1,5) 
Đáp ứng được cấu trúc của đoạn văn (Topic sentence, supporting ideas, concluding sentence): điểm tối đa là 0,5 điểm
Đáp ứng được yêu cầu về nội dung của đề: điểm tối đa là 0,5 điểm
Mã đề thi 357
 ĐỀ THỨ 2
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. linked	B. declared	C. finished	D. developed
Question 2: A. heavy 	B. head 	C. weather 	D. easy
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. attract	B. decide	C. reject	D. beauty
Question 4: A. delicate	 	B. promotion C. volcanic	D. resources
Question 5: A. achievement	 B. argument	 C. confinement	D. involvement
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 6: My student practices ______ English with her friends every day.
A. speaking	B. to speak	C. spoke	D. speak
Question 7: Our project was successful ________ its practicality.
A. in terms of 	B. with a view to	C. regardless D. on behalf of
Question 8: It has been raining ______ I got up.
A. when 	B. since 	C. until 	D. as
Question 9: It is possible ______ may assist some trees in saving water in the winter.
A. to lose leaves	B. that the loss of leaves	
C. the leaves are lost	D. when leaves have lost
Question 10: _______, we tried our best to complete it.
A. Thanks to the difficult homework	B. Despite the homework was difficult
C. Difficult as the homework was	D. As though the homework was difficult
Question 11: - Anne: “ Make yourself at home” - John: “ ____________”
A. Thanks! Same to you	B. That’s very kind. Thank you
C. Not at all. Don’t mention it	 	D. Yes, Can I help you?
Question 12: You look exhausted. You __________ in the garden all day.
A. can’t have worked hard	B. must have worked hard
C. should have worked hard	D. couldn’t have worked hard
Question 13: - Claire:” Mr. Black. How do you do?" 
 - Pete :"_____________, my name's Pete. How do you do? "
A. Pardon	B. Excuse me 	C. By the way	D. By all means
Question14: ___________drivers usually drive very slowly.
A. Learning 	B. Practice 	C. Learner 	D. Student
Question 15: Peter was ejected after committing five personal _________ in water sport game yesterday.
A. mistakes	B. faults	C. fouls 	D. errors	
Question 16: The strike was caused by the_________ of two workers.
A. dismiss	B. dismissing	C. dismissed	D. dismissal
Question 17: They always kept on good ______ with their next-door neighbors for the children’s sake.
A. will	B. friendship	C. terms	D. relations
Question 18: : Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, weather is the one ______ the most.
A. that influences farmers	B. farmers that is influences
C. why farmers influence it	 	D. it influences farmers
Question 19: Learning English isn't so difficult once you_______ .
A. get on it	B. get off it	C. get down to it 	D. get down with it
Question 20: George wouldn't have met Mary_______ to his brother's graduation party.
A. had he not gone 	B. hadn't he gone 	C. if he has not gone	D. if he shouldn't have gone
Question 21: We bought some _______.
A. German lovely old glasses	B. German old lovely glasses
C. lovely old German glasses	D. old lovely German glasses
Question 22: Tom. "I'm sorry. I won't be able to come". - Mary. “_______”.
A. Great	B. Oh, that's annoying	C. Well, never mind	D. Sounds like fun
Question 23: My family consist ________ five people: my parents, my two younger brothers and I.
A. on 	B. of 	C. over 	D. up 
Question 24: I ______________sport to keep fit, not because I like it.
A. train	B. practise 	C. make 	D. do
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the followings. 
Question 25: Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.
A. taking off	B. setting up	C. growing well	D. closing down
Question 26: The dog saw his reflection in the pool of water .
A. imagination	B. bone	C. leash	D. image
Question 27: At times, I look at him and wonder what is going on in his mind.
A. sometimes	B. always	C. hardly	D. never
Question 28: We went away on holiday last week, but it rained day in day out.
A. every single day	B. every other day	C. every second day	D. every two days
Question 29: We can use either verbal or non – verbal forms of communication.
A. using gesture	B. using speech	C. using verbs	D. using facial expressions
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 
Question 30: Several people have apparent tried to change the man’s mind, but he refuses tolisten.
 A 	 B	 	 C	 D 
Question 31: The top of the mountain covered with snow during winter..
 A B C D
Question 32: What I told her a few days ago were not the solutions to most of her problems. 
 A B C D 
Question 33: Lake Superior, that lies on the US Canadian border, is the largest lake in North America.
 A B C D
Question 34: It’s not that I don’t like her, but I object to be called that by her. I am not her “buddy”, am I?
	 A	 B	 C	 D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks 35 to 44 .
 We are using up the world’s petroleum. We use (35) _________in our cars and to heat our building in winter.Farmers use petrochemicals to (36) _________ the soil rich. They use them to kill insects (37) _________eat plants. These chemicals go (38) __________rivers and lakes and kill the fish there. Thousands of pollutants also go into the air and pollute it. Winds carry this (39) _________ air to other countries and other continents.
 Poor farmers use the same land over and (40) __________ The land needs a rest so it will be better next year. However, the farmers must have food this year. Poor people cut down forests (41) _________ firewood. In some areas when the trees are gone, the land (42) _________ desert. Poor people can’t save the environment for the (43) ___________
 This is not a problem for one country or one area of the world. It is a problem for all- humans. The people and the nations of the world must work together to (44) ___________ the world’s resources.
Question 35:	A. it	B. them	C. that	D. those
Question 36:	A. work	B. change	C. make	D. let
Question 37:	A. what	B. who	C. whom	D. which
Question 38:	A. out	B. for	C. at	D. into
Question 39:	A. pollute	B. polluting	C. polluted	D. pollution
Question 40:	A. over	B. again	C. repeatedly	D. repeating
Question 41:	A. of	B. for	C. with	D. at
Question 42:	A. gets	B. changes	C. turns	D. becomes
Question 43:	A. future	B. time being	C. times	D. period
Question 44:	A. recycle	B. preserve	C. keep	D. reuse
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
MOBILE PHONES: Are they about to transform our lives?
We love them so much that some of us sleep with them under the pillow, yet we are increasingly concerned that we cannot escape their electronic reach. We use them to convey our most intimate secrets, yet we worry that they are a threat to our privacy. We rely on them more than the Internet to cope with modern life, yet many of us don’t believe advertisements saying we need more advanced services.
Sweeping aside the doubts that many people feel about the benefits of new third generations phones and fears over the health effects of phone masts, a recent report claims that the long-term effects of new mobile technologies will be entirely positive so long as the public can be convinced to make use of them. Research about users of mobile phones reveals that the mobile has already moved beyond being a mere practical communications tool to become the backbone of modern social life, from love affairs to friendship to work.
The close relationship between user and phone is most pronounced among teenagers, the report says, who regard their mobiles as an expression of their identity. This is partly because mobiles are seen as being beyond the control of parents. But the researchers suggest that another reason may be that mobiles, especially text messaging was seen as a way of overcoming shyness. The impact of phones, however, has been local rather than global, supporting existing friendship and networks, rather than opening users to a new broader community. Even the language of texting in one area can be incomprehensible to any