In the past twenty years, there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move from one country to another. While some countries have restricted most__(51)to local people, others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers. This is particularly the case in the Middle East, __(52)increased oil incomes have enabled many countries to call in outsiders to improve local facilities. Thus the Middle East has attracted oil. workers __(53)the U.S.A. and Europe. It has brought in workers from many countries, __(54) South Korea and Japan.
In view of the difficult living and working __(55)in the Middle East,it is not surprising that the pay is high to attract suitable workers. Many engineers and technicians call __(56) at least twice as much money in the Middle East as they can in their own country, and this is a major__(57).
Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating(补偿的)advantage. For example,the(58)living conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have to __(59)on each other for safety and comfort. In a similar way, many migrant workers can save large sums of money partly because of the __(60)of entertainment facilities.
The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely__(61) I greater challenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions to problems rather than do routine work in their home country.
One major problem which__(62) migrant workers in the Middle East is that their jobs are temporary ones. They are nearly always on__(63), so it is not easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence. This is to be __(64) since no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents. In any__(65),migrant workers accept this disadvantage, along with others, because of the considerable financial benefits which they receive.
51.
A. cases
B. jobs
C. activities
D. uses
52.
A. which
B. what
C. who
D. where
53.
A. from
B. with
C. in
D. of
54.
A. opposing
B. limiting
C. including
D. asking
55.
A. parts
B. conditions
C. methods
D. clothes
56.
A. earn
B. borrow
C. change
D. cost
57.
A. role
B. difficulty
C. event
D. attraction
58
A. necessary
B. normal
C. difficult
D. good
59
A. depend
B. look
C. base
D. go
60.
A. range
B. lack
C. lot
D. number
61
A. presents
B. accepts
C. takes
D. meets
62.
A. invites
B. affects
C. needs
D. reflects
63.
A. investment
B. strike
C. contract
D. duty
64.
A. suggested
B. reported
C. indicated
D. expected
65.
A. time
B. attempt
C. way
D. case