In the past twenty years, there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move from one country to another. While some newly independent countries have    466    most jobs to local people, others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers. This is particularly the    467    in the Middle East, where increased oil incomes have enabled many countries to    468    outsiders to improve local facilities. Thus the Middle East has attracted oil-workers from the USA and Europe. It has brought in construction workers and technicians from many countries, including South Korea and Japan.
In view of the    469    living and working conditions in the Middle East, surprising it is not that the pay is high to attract suitable workers. Many engineers and technicians can earn at least twice as much money in the Middle East as they can in their own country, and this is a    470    attraction. An allied (联合的) benefit is the low    471    or a complete lack of it. This    472    the amount of pay received by visiting workers and is very popular with them.
Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating (补偿的) advantage.    473   , the difficult living conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have to depend on each other for safety and comfort.    474   , many migrant workers can save large sum of money partly because of the lack of entertainment facilities. The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely presents greater    475    to engineers who prefer to find solutions to problems rather than do    476    work in their home country.
One major problem which affects migrant workers in the Middle East is that their jobs are    477    ones. They are nearly always on contract, so it is not easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence. This is to be    478    since no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents. In any case, migrant workers accept this    479   , along with others, because of the    480    financial benefits which they receive.
 
466．A．presented B．devoted C．adapted D．restricted
467．A．style B．evidence C．case D．hint
468．A．call in B．bring up C．turn down D．help out
469．A．excellent B．difficult C．fair D．stable
470．A．casual B．familiar C．major D．final
471．A．consumption B．pressure C．competition D．taxation
472．A．occupies B．increases C．blocks D．protects
473．A．For example B．In particular C．By comparison D．In other words
474．A．Therefore B．Likewise C．Consequently D．However
475．A．agreement B．outcome C．prediction D．challenge
476．A．skillful B．vivid C．routine D．potential
477．A．temporary B．ordinary C．voluntary D．revolutionary
478．A．claimed B．criticized C．considered D．expected
479．A．sacrifice B．reminder C．disadvantage D．appreciation
480．A．limited B．considerable C．reasonable D．potential
 
【答案】466~470.DCABC         471~475.DBABD         476~480.CADCB