2. READING COMPREHENSION (25 mi11.

нtes)

You are goiпg to read ГiV O texts about ecoiogy. Re..:id the texts carefu1ly in ordcr to ans\.ver the
questions th at follow them . Mark the ans,vers on уош separate ans,ver sћeet.

I U11der the Sea, Coral H.ee fs in Peril

А ghostly pallor is overtaking the \.Vorld's coral reefs. This drainiпg of color resL1lts ,vhen heat-stressed
corals expel the algae th ey rely on for food - апd ,vhich are responsible for their brigl1t and beaL1tiful hlles.
Dea th ofteп follows.
Reefs l1ave loпg been under threat fr om coral miпing, reckless toшi sm ancl coastal development.
No\.v, scien tists say, global warшiпg is accelerating the destruction. Опе of the worst episodes of coral
Ыeachiпg begao last spring апd affected reeEs in all the world's tropical ,vaters, from the Caribbeaп to the
Indian Ocean. "In Panama, the Ы еасЬiпg ,vas the most graphic I've e\rer seen," said апсу Knowlton, а
шarin e biologis t witl1 the Smitl1sonian Institution. "Everything was just bone white."
Preliminary assessments suggest tЬat tЬе impact will Ье tЬ е шost damaging since me опlу other
known global-scale Ьleaching event, iп 1998 and 1999, ,vhen more thaп 10 percent of the ,vorld's sЬallow­
,vater corals ,vere killed Ьу Ьеаt. early tЬree-guarters of the planet's reefs are no,v at risk of serious
degradatioп, accordiлg to а report Ьу thc \v'orld Ke soшce s I11s tiшte in February. ЛпоtЬеr aлalysis, Ьу tЬе
Global Coral Reef Monitoring Net\vork, fo uлd that as much as one-fiEth of tЬе world's reefs have Ьеел
degraded beyond recognitioп or lost eпtirely.
Ву mi<.iceпtury, virшally all reefs will Ье at risk, scieл tists fe ar, лос јщt from local threats or global
,varming, but fro m ап increasingly acidified ocean. Much of tЬе carbon dioxide released to the atmosphere
ends up in tЬе осеапs, where it forms а weak acid, loweriпg tЬе рН level of tЬе seas . Scientists have long
speculated that the rising acidity of ocean wateis ,vould inhibit the growth of coials.
Now, а ne\.V study Ьу an iп terпatioпal Iesearch team offers so me of tl1e strongest obse1-vatio11al
evidence liпkin g са~-Ьоп emissions to reef daшage . Tl1e study examincd tropical corals off the coast of Papua
New Guinea located neai- cool, natural undersea seeps of caibon dioxide. The results showed clearly that as
acidity rose, coral diYeisity decreased. "This study proves we пшst шgcntly traпsition to а lo,v-CO2-cшissions
future or we face the risk of piofouпd losscs of coral ecosysteшs," said K atharina .Fabri ciнs , а coral rt:ef
ecologist with me Лustralian Institu te of Marine Science who led th e r esearcЬ team.

1. Аghostly pallor in the world's сошl ree fs is 4. Scientists tћi11k tћat tће rising acidity of
happening because ocean waters ,vo1.i ld
Л. corals aпiact hea t. Х prevent tЬе gro,vtЬ о{ corals.
. corals expel the algae rhey eat. В. Ьеlр the gю\VtЬ of corals .
С. corals feed on algae. С. Ье iп differeпt to the gro\\тtl1 of coral s.
D. corals aie responsiЫe for theiI brigh t l1u es. D. iшprove the gю\vtЬ of corals.

2. What is curre11tly speedir1g up tlie destructio11 5. In the last p ,нagraph, Katl1ari11a Fabricius is
of coral reefs? ;\_gues tioniлg the imporrance of а new sшdy .
А. Coral mining. В. sho,ving tЬе results of а пеw study.
В . Reckless touri s ш. 11(. waшing against the losses of coral
С. Coastal developшeпt. ecosystems.
Р(: Global warming. D. threatening to coral ecosvstems .

3. What does the impact refer to at the

beginning of tће third paragraph?
Х the worst episode of coral Ыeaching :VhicЬ
Ьеgап last spriпg
В. the global-scale Ыeachi11g eveлt in the 1990s
С. the:plaпet's reefs ai-e at risk o f degradation
D. the reefs aie degraded Ьеуопd recognitioп
II In а Cl1a11giпg Aпtarctica, Sош е Pc n gпin s Thrive as Otћcr s Sllffer

The pcпgL1i11 соlопу is опе of th e loпgest-stшiied in the \.Vorl<.1 . D ata 011 its residc11t Л<-lclie peпguiп~
\vas first acL1uired dшi11g tl1 e 1907-9 expeclition of Ern es t Shackleton, tl1e <.Iisti11gшshed Bi:itish explorer.
\Vhose \Vo odi::п lшt sta11ds prescrved пеаrЬ у . "TЬis is pengui11 пiNana," David Aiпley, ап ecologist \.v ho has
Ьееп s tuclyiпg H.oss Sca pe11gL1ins for 40 years, said 011 а шошiпg iп Jaш.iary. "This is \.vl1ere уо1..1 \.Vaпt to Ье if
you're а p>tck ice pe11gui11."
Of the species tllar staпd to Ье m os r affe cted Ьу global \.Varmi11g, the m ost obv-ious are the ones thar
rely 011 ice to live. Adelie peпguiпs are ап i11dicator of climare chaпge, ап<.1 iп tl1e Лпtarc tic Pe11i11sL1la, their
colo11ies have collaps ed as ап i11trusio11 of \Va.rшe r sea\.vater shor teпs tЬе аппuаl ,viп ter sea ice seasoп. Iл the
past tl1ree dccades, the Adelie popL1latio11 оп the pe11inslllt1, nortЬ ea s t o f thc Ross Sca, l1as fall eп Ьу almost 90
perceлt . ]Ъ е peпiпsпla ' s 011ly emperor с оlо пу is поw exti11ct. ]Ъе mеап \.v1.пter ai.r temperatш e of tЬе
\X/e sterп Aп tarctic Peпiпsul a, о пе of the m os t rapidly warming areas 011 the plaпet, Ьаs risen 10.8 <-iegrees
Fah.reпЬeit i11 the past half-c eпшr y, delivering more s110\vfall thar buries tЬе rocks tl1 e A delie penguiп s retu.rп
to еасЬ spriпg to пest - апс\ f:tvoriпg peпgL1 iпs that сап survive \.VitЬout ice a11d bree<-1 later, like geпtoos,
wЬose Пllmbers have surged Ьу 14,000 p ercent.
The wa.rmer climate оп the Лntarc ti c Peninsula has also changed the t·ood chaiп, killing off the
phytoplankton that grow u11d er floating sea ice, а staple of the pengL1in cliet, Ьу as much as 80 perceлt ,
accordiпg to а ne\.V study publisl1c(l tl1is 111ontl1 iп Т!ж Pгoceedi11gs ој t/Je National Лсасlт!Ј ој Siieшes.
But iп tl1e Ross Sea а reverse treпd is occurriпg: Wiп ter sea ice cov~r is growiлg, апd Лdelie
populatioпs are actllally thriving. The Саре H"oyds colony gre\.v m ore tЬал 1 О perc eлt every year, uncil 2001,
\.Vheп ап iceberg rougЫy the size of Jamaica calved off th e Ross Sea ice shelf and fo rced resideпts to move 70
kilometers north to fiпd open \.Vater. Across Ross Island, tЬе Adelie соlолу at Сар е Crozier - о пе of [he
largest knowп, \.vith ап estimated 230,000 breecliпg pairs - has iлcreased Ьу about 20 perceпt.
Climate chaлge h as created а paraclise Eor som e pack ice peпgL1i11 coloпies and а purgatory for orhers,
but the loпg-term fa [e оЕ all Adclie алd emperor penguiл s seems sealed, as releлtles s warmiпg eveлtu ally pulls
rЬeir rug of sea ice ош fr om ш1der th em. Some scientists attribute the recen t sea ice growth in the Ross Sea
ro the persisteпt оzопе hole [hat cools th e L1pper atmospl1ere over rЬ е co11ti11en t, i11creasi11g the temperature
differeпce with tЬе lower atmosphere апс\ equator, and over the lй st 30 years Ьаs delivered s igпi ticanrly
brisker westerly wiлds in tЬе s шruner a11d aururnл . The warming of Eaпh's middle latitudcs is having а
siшilar et'fect, increasing rl1at temperature di±Terence алd se11ding stro пger winds that pus\1 sea ice off tl1e
coast and expose p ockets o f ореп ,vater tl1 at give nesting Лdelie peпguin s casier access to food .

6. When ,vere the first pieces of infor111 atio 11 8. The results of а. new study in The Proceedings of
on Adelie pengпins gathered? the Na tion al Academy of So"ences show that
А. Iп 1907. А the p Ьytopl a nkton gro,v Lшder floa ting sea ice.
)(. Berweeп 1907-9. В . the p hytopla11kro11 are а staple of the pe11gui11 cliet.
С. 40 years ago. ){. 80 percent o f tЬе рЬуtор] алktо п are killed.
D. In Janllary. D. tЬе phytoplankton сЬалgесl tЬе food chaiп.

7. Which of these is not c o n пecte d wi th t11e
Adelie penguins?
А . ТЬеу rely 011 ice to live.
В. ТЬеу are ап iшlicatioп of climate cl1a11ge.
С. They пest i11 spriпg.
~ - 1Ъеу сап surviv e \.Vithout ice апd breed later.
9. Why were the penguins forc ed to m ove 70
kiloшetres north ?
Л . Because \.vinter sea ice cover is growing.
В . Весаш е i\delic po p lllatioл.s are thriviпg .
С. Becau se ап iceberg was of the size of Ј >1ш аiса .
){,.. Because thcy n eeded to 6.nd орел warer.

10. According to some sc i eпti sts , the оzо п е hole

)( has resнltcd iп [he sea icc gro\.vth iп tЬе H.oss Sea.
В. increases tl1e temperature of the upper a tmo spЬere
over the coпtiпent.
С. decreases the temperature difference \.vitЬ rЬе lower
atmosphere апd equato.r.
D . has cau sec.l brisker \.vesterly ,viпds iл the summer.

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 ENGUSHDEPARTMENT
FАСПLТУ OF PHILOLOGY, BELGRADE
ENТRANCE ЕХ.АМ JUNE 2020

! • :Re'ad tЪе whoie l\:Xt carefulty, ch()OS~ tЬе co.r recr answer алd mark it on your Шti~'t:r heet:
lt \lf.t\~ ,v1ule з1ttia._~ .iл the billiard-ruom опе 111g !1t after
dinner, wa tching his nval pi:Jy th the ·нlent Њu:gace.
th-at Jirпmy realr.ted he ought ( 1) _ __ __ ro tЬе lodge the firsr plai;e. I t was latt for regrc:t . bur h
111 hed he (2)
_ _ _ _ _ for а ditTere:n t pl.ice fo r his s шru:n.er get:1\V-JY, апd he sull co uldn' t shake off che feehng rhat а di а ter (3 1

Не had stopped iн the rоош to wa rch, becaL1se lie ~'tshed to srud y these men at с1 е ran!le Не юоd а few
steps from rhe taЬle, (4) _ __ __ to tt1e sho rt u11/'riendly _ __ _ _ repearedJy thro ~-n tn hts direcrю n lt was
(5) _ _ ___ gаше as he !1:1d expec ted. Lord Dree\·e r was poor, and hts орроnещ ап оЬ\·юu begm.ner ,6
_ _ __ _ either of rheш, he would ha\·e won, of co ursc: , bur he managed to re i t rhe ur е ro phi"
(!) _ ____ bo red _ _ _ _ _ tће g-.1.me, Jшuny ,1rent up to hls room fo r hts c1g:ir -case l r as already
past , and once again he was зnnoyed Ь у the chшch cloc k, ( )_ _ _ __ fo r what eerne-d an eternю From his
.,_"tndo w, he recognized Julia at thc: further end of rhe terrace . Не hurried o u шde, (9) а _ _ _ _ _ he u uld regret
for the rest of his life.
Not since early boyhood (10) _ _ ___ multiple _ _ _ __ o f tep at uch а ·щоЈаl р се f·are,
however, (11) _ _ ___ from sleep again, for Ье did not Ьreak his песk. А few mom enc later. he ·.1 uut оп rhe
tenace, bearing а cloak w hich he had snatched up en route iл the hall.
"I thought you might Ье cold," he _ _ _ _ (12) while waitшg fo r her reply.

(Вas ed оп А Ge,rt. тап оf Lенщ·е, Р G \X-'odehouse)

1. А. to not come 7. А . Grown / -with

В. to not have come В. Having grown / from
С. not to come С. Grown / from
not to have come . Having grown / with

2. А. would opt 8. А. that went on chiming

В. would pick . which went оп chiming
)( had opted С. that went on to chime
D. had picked D. which went оп to chime

3. . was imminent 9. А.spark-of•the· moment decision

В. will Ье imminent В. spur-of-the-moment-dec1sion
С. was eminent С. spark-of-the-moment-decision
D. will Ье eminent )( spur-of-the-moment decision

4. А. unaware / glances 1О. А. Jimmy had descended / files

В . oЫivious / gazes )( had Jimmy descended / Лights
)(. oЫivious / glances С. Jimmy had descended / fl ights
D. unaware / gazes О. had Jimmy de cended / fil es

5. А. as а bad 11. А. must Ье raised

)( as bad а В. could have raised
С . such bad )( must have risen
D. such bad а D. could rise

6. Had he taken оп 12. А . kept his breath ing

В. Had he taken up )( he!d his breath
С. If he took оп С . kept his breath
D. lfhe took Щ? ---- - ·· - ____ _ _,... . D. held_h is breathin~
11 - Choose the correct answer and mark it on your answer sheet:

13. They conspired to _ _ _ __ to _ _ _ _ _ prison for life.

Л . have sent him / the
В. have sent him / -
~ have hun ent / -
D . ha\'C h1m sent / the

14. You'd rather I _____ out, _ _ _ __ ?

А. move / wouldn't you
В move / hadn't you
С moved / hadn't yo u
){ m oveJ / would~'t you

15. Pre ·1denr Т rump has written to the Head of the WHO threatening _ _ _ _ _US funding
permanencly 1f the agency _ _ _ _ _ to substantive improvements over the next thirty days.
Л . pulhng / did no t commit
}( to pull / did not commit
С. pulling / had not committed
D. to pull / had not committed

16. The Crown is one of _ _ _ _ hotels that cater to the needs of _ _ __

А. few / elderly
)( the few / the elderly
С. few / the elderly
D . the few / elderly

17. I admitted that I _ _ _ _ m y brother _ _ _ _ the house the previous night.

А. have heard / to leave
В. have heard / leave
С. had heard / to leave
"N, had heard / leave

18. А study _ _ _ _ for the Government shows that our Бrms can lose business
opporturuties through а lack of language skills.
)(. undertaken
В . undertaking
С. undertake
D. undertook

19. You сап come wнh us _ __ _ you do11't bri11g your little sister.
)< provided
В . unless
С. much as
D . in the case

20. Сап you please expla.in why _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ the truth o nly to Paul?
. did you decide / say
. you decided / tel1
С. did you decide / tel1
D you dt-~1 ~~~~ -
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 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
F ACULТУ OF PHILOLOGY, BELGRADE
ENTRANCE ЕХАМ JUNE 2020
3. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
You are going to listeп to t\vo recordiпgs. You \.vill have опе miпute to read through the relevant questioпs
апd will hear а Ьеер before each recordiпg begiпs. \XЪile you are listeпiпg, you сап mark your aпswers оп the
question sheet, but your fiпal aпswers ml1st Ье оп the official aпswer sl1eet, wl1icl1 you \.vill l1ave 5 minutes to
complete \vhen both recordings have fiпisl1ed . You \.vill l1ear each recordiпg twice.
Recording 1
1. The Metropolitan Museнm of Art is also
known as "The Met" because
а) it is very popнlar.
Ь) it is tl1e biggest museшn iп tl1e US.
')( that is what Ne\.v Yorkers call it.
d) it dominates the "Museum Мile".
2. The idea to bнild the mнseнm originated
from
а) the Americaп people.
~ а group of Americans iп Paris.
с) the Freпch people.
d) а national institution.
3. What does the text say аЬонt thc location
and tће structшe of tће museum bнilding?
а) Both the location апd the structure haYe al\.vays
Ьееп the same.
Ь) Both the locatioп апd the structure haYe been
chaпged many times.
с) The locatio11 l1as al\.Yays Ьееп the same but the
structure has changed а lot.
~ The locatioп was chaпged once, апd the
structure \.Vas chaпged шапу times.
4. 4. Wћat helped to estaЫish tће Met's
reputation as а major repository of classical
antiqнities?
а)The acquisitioп of а Romaп sarcophagus.
Ь) Works Ьу Апthопу Yan Dyck, Nicolas Poussin,
and Gi0Ya1111i Battista Tiepolo.
The purchase of \.Vorks from tl1e Broпze Age to
the епd of the Romaп period.
d) The report Ьу the Evmi11g PoJt.
5. Wћat is the price of tickets to tће mнseшn?
){ The coпtribнtioп is Yoluпtary.
Ь) The tickets are free.
с) The tickets cost $25.
d) The tickets are yery expensiYe.
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Recording 2
6. How did the hostess introdнce Oprah Winfrey?
а) She said Oprah \.vas more importaпt than а head of
state.
Ь) She descriЬed Oprah as а supporter of femiпist
1ssues.
с) She did it witl1 а super-excited respoпse .
~ She said Oprah was опе of the most influential and
most loYed ТV presenters.
7. According to the hostess, wћere does Oprah's
impact truly lie?
а) She is remarkaЫe апd iпimita Ьle 011 teleYisioп.
N Sl1e advocates for causes tl1at are importaпt to her.
с) It is iп the \.Yorld of tl1e tele\, isioп studio.
d) She is а supporter of Presideпt Barack Obama.
8. The hostess mentions Opraћ's Book Club.
What is its purpose?
М То promote а loYe for readiпg.
' Ь; То promote social net\vorks, sнch as T\.vitter.
с) То bring pcople back from the dead.
d) То promote а loYe for classical tl1i11gs.
9. What does the hostess say about Oprah's
backgroнnd?
а) Oprah had а happy childhood in Мississippi .
.)( Oprah was poor and lived witl1 l1er grandmother.
с) Oprah \.Yas raised Ьу her grandmother who l1ad а
special gift.
d) Oprah liYed witl1 her graпdmother iп а city iп
Мississippi.
10 .When it comes to advocating for victims of
sexual аЬнsе, the ћostess admires Oprah
а) for not beiпg tiresome iп l1er efforts.
Ь) for giYiпg а haпd .
x for being l1onest аЬонt l1er 0\VП experiences of
beiпg abused as а cl1ild.
d) because sl1e is an Americaп .
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