2013职称英语理工类A级完形填空通关习题(10)

　　MigrantWorkers

　　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 compensatingadvantage．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