Cool room temperature inhibited cancer growth in mice: mice acclimatized…
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Cool room temperature inhibited cancer growth in mice: mice acclimatized to temperatures of 4°C had significantly slower tumor growth and lived nearly twice as long compared with mice in rooms of 30°C because they were burning more brown fat.
Opens question #010433 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Cool room temperature|inhibited cancer growth in mice:‖mice acclimatized to temperatures of 4°C|had significantly slower tumor growth‖and lived nearly twice as long|compared with mice in rooms of 30°C‖because they were burning more brown fat.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 15–18 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| significantly | sig·NIF·i·cant·ly | /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/ |
| inhibited | in·HIB·it·ed | /ɪnˈhɪbətɪd/ |
| temperatures | TEM·pera·tures | /ˈtɛmprətʃɚz/ |
| temperature | TEM·pera·ture | /ˈtɛmprətʃɚ/ |
| compared | com·PARED | /kəmˈpɛrd/ |
| because | be·CAUSE | /bɪˈkɔz/ |
39 words in 15–18 seconds. Read 4°C as 'four degrees Celsius' and 30°C as 'thirty degrees Celsius'. Breathe at the colon after 'mice:', after 'growth' and after '30°C'.
Where marks are usually lost
TEM·pera·ture and TEM·pera·tures take three syllables with stress at the front. Keep sig·NIF·i·cant·ly, in·HIB·it·ed, com·PARED and be·CAUSE as shown. Don't pause before the two temperatures, and sound the -ed in inhibited, acclimatized, compared, lived.
General tip: 'degrees Celsius' is part of the number group — say it without a break after 'four' or 'thirty'.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 凉爽的室温抑制了小鼠体内的癌症生长：适应 4°C 环境的小鼠，肿瘤生长明显较慢，存活时间几乎是 30°C 房间中小鼠的两倍，因为它们燃烧了更多的棕色脂肪。
हिन्दी: ठंडे कमरे के तापमान ने चूहों में कैंसर की वृद्धि को रोका: 4°C तापमान के अभ्यस्त चूहों में ट्यूमर की वृद्धि काफ़ी धीमी थी और वे 30°C वाले कमरों के चूहों की तुलना में लगभग दोगुना समय जीवित रहे, क्योंकि वे अधिक ब्राउन फ़ैट जला रहे थे।
नेपाली: चिसो कोठाको तापक्रमले मुसाहरूमा क्यान्सरको वृद्धि रोक्यो: ४°C तापक्रममा अभ्यस्त मुसाहरूमा ट्युमरको वृद्धि उल्लेख्य रूपमा सुस्त भयो र तिनीहरू ३०°C कोठाका मुसाहरूको तुलनामा झन्डै दोब्बर समय बाँचे, किनभने तिनीहरूले बढी ब्राउन फ्याट जलाइरहेका थिए।
Tiếng Việt: Nhiệt độ phòng mát mẻ đã ức chế sự phát triển ung thư ở chuột: những con chuột thích nghi với nhiệt độ 4°C có khối u phát triển chậm hơn rõ rệt và sống gần gấp đôi thời gian so với chuột ở phòng 30°C, vì chúng đốt nhiều mỡ nâu hơn.
More Read Aloud questions
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.