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日期:2012-07-03

Migrant(移民的)Workers

  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__1__to local people,others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers.This is particularly the case in the Middle East,__2__increased oil incomes have enabled many countries to call in outsiders to improve local facilities.Thus the Middle East has attracted oil.workers __3__the U.S.A.and Europe.It has brought in workers from many countries, __4__ South Korea and Japan.

  In view of the difficult living and working __5__in the Middle East,it is not surprising that the pay is high to attract suitable workers.Many engineers and technicians call__6__ at least twice as much money in the Middle East as they Can in their own country, and this is a major __7__.

  Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating(补偿的)advantage.For example,the __8__ living conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have to __9__ on each other for safety and comfort.In a similar way, many migrant workers Can save large sums of money partly because of the__10__of entertainment facilities. The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely __11__ greater challenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions to problems rather than do routine work in their home country.

  One major problem which__12__ migrant workers in the Middle East is that their jobs are temporary ones.They are nearly always on__13__,so it is not easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence.This is to be __14__since no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents.In any__15__,migrant workers accept this disadvantage,along with others,because of the considerable financial benefits which they receive.

  1 A cases B jobs C activities D uses

  2 A which B what C who D where

  3 A from B with C in D of

  4 A opposing B limiting C including D asking

  5 A parts B conditions C methods D clothes

  6 A earn B borrow C change D cost

  7 A role B difficulty C event D attraction

  8 A necessary B normal C difficult D good

  9 A depend B look C base D go

  10 A range B lack C lot D number

  11 A presents B accepts C takes D meets

  12 A invites B affects C needs D reflects

  13 A investment B strike C contract D duty

  14 A suggested B reported C indicated D expected

  15 A time B attempt C way D case
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