Some of the pain patients may become hooked. Or their…
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Some of the pain patients may become hooked. Or their meds may find their way to friends or relatives who take them recreationally.Or a prescription opioid user may transition to heroin. Heroin is just another opioid drug, so the brain doesn’t distinguish whether it comes from a pharmacy or from a street drug dealer.
Opens question #010366 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Some of the pain patients|may become hooked.‖Or their meds may find their way|to friends or relatives|who take them recreationally.‖Or a prescription opioid user|may transition to heroin.‖Heroin is just another opioid drug,|so the brain doesn’t distinguish|whether it comes from a pharmacy|or from a street drug dealer.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 21–25 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| prescription | pre·SCRIP·tion | /prəsˈkrɪpʃən/ |
| distinguish | dis·TIN·guish | /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ |
| transition | tran·SI·tion | /trænˈzɪʃən/ |
| another | a·NOTH·er | /əˈnʌðɚ/ |
| relatives | REL·a·tives | /ˈrɛlətɪvz/ |
| pharmacy | PHAR·ma·cy | /ˈfɑrməsi/ |
55 words, aim 21–25 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after hooked, recreationally and heroin; short pauses at the commas and before whether.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress pre·SCRIP·tion, tran·SI·tion, dis·TIN·guish, a·NOTH·er on the second syllable but REL·a·tives and PHAR·ma·cy on the first. Don't hesitate before recreationally or opioid. Keep the endings in patients, meds, friends, relatives, comes and hooked.
General tip: 'Or' starts three sentences in a row – read each as a fresh idea with a slight lift, not as a flat list.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 一些疼痛患者可能会上瘾。或者他们的药物可能流入朋友或亲属手中，被用作消遣性药物。或者处方阿片类药物使用者可能转而使用海洛因。海洛因只是另一种阿片类药物，所以大脑并不区分它是来自药房还是来自街头毒贩。
हिन्दी: कुछ दर्द के मरीज़ नशे की लत में पड़ सकते हैं। या उनकी दवाएँ दोस्तों या रिश्तेदारों तक पहुँच सकती हैं जो उन्हें मनोरंजन के लिए लेते हैं। या प्रिस्क्रिप्शन ओपिओइड लेने वाला व्यक्ति हेरोइन की ओर बढ़ सकता है। हेरोइन बस एक और ओपिओइड दवा है, इसलिए मस्तिष्क यह भेद नहीं करता कि वह फ़ार्मेसी से आई है या सड़क के किसी नशा-विक्रेता से।
नेपाली: केही दुखाइका बिरामीहरू लतमा फस्न सक्छन्। वा उनीहरूका औषधिहरू साथीभाइ वा आफन्तहरूकहाँ पुग्न सक्छन् जसले ती मनोरञ्जनका लागि खान्छन्। वा प्रेस्क्रिप्सन ओपिओइड प्रयोगकर्ता हेरोइनतर्फ लाग्न सक्छ। हेरोइन अर्को ओपिओइड औषधि मात्र हो, त्यसैले मस्तिष्कले यो फार्मेसीबाट आएको हो वा सडकको लागूऔषध बिक्रेताबाट भनेर छुट्याउँदैन।
Tiếng Việt: Một số bệnh nhân đau có thể bị nghiện. Hoặc thuốc của họ có thể rơi vào tay bạn bè hay người thân dùng chúng để giải khuây. Hoặc người dùng opioid theo đơn có thể chuyển sang heroin. Heroin chỉ là một loại thuốc opioid khác, nên bộ não không phân biệt nó đến từ nhà thuốc hay từ kẻ buôn ma túy ngoài đường.
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Read Aloud format (Pearson)
| Prompt | Text up to 60 words |
|---|---|
| Preparation | 30–40 seconds |
| Time to answer | Depends on the length of the text |
| Skills assessed | Speaking |
| Scored on | Content; Pronunciation; Oral fluency |
How it is scored
- Content is scored by counting the correct words in your response.
- If you stay silent for more than 3 seconds, the recording stops.
- You can record your response only once.
Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.