In many countries, there is a widespread perception that teenagers’ lives nowadays are dominated by technology. However, the information which (1)........... in a recent study of Australian teenagers' use of and attitudes towards technology suggests that this view doesn't reflect the reality of their everyday (2) ........ . The research by academics from the University of Canberra in Australia found that, (3) ......... most teenagers had ready access to home computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices, they generally spent more time on traditional pursuits such technology. Accessing social media and playing computer games ranked as low as ninth and tenth respectively among the ten most common after-school activities
Fifteen-year-old Laura Edmonds is one of the teenagers surveyed. She admits to being very attached to her smartphone and (4).......... full use of various apps, but if she needs to unwind after a hard day at school, she tends to “hang out with my friends, listen to music or (5) ....... with my mum and dad”.
(Adapted from Exam Essentials Practice Tests - Cambridge English by Tom Bradbury and Eunice Yeates)