The total wealth of the world’s 26 richest people is equal to the total wealth of the 3.8 billion poorest. This     1     (shock) gap is in a report from the charity Oxfam. It says that since 2008, the number of billionaires       2     (double). They are also getting $2.5 billion richer every day. This is in contrast to the poorest half of the planet. Their wealth is       3     (gradual) shrinking as prices and rents rise and wages fall. Oxfam’s report shows the growing gap       4     the world’s rich and poor and the increasing gap in wealth       5     (equal).

The report says that most of the world’s wealthy people made       6     (they) money from technology companies. The world’s richest person, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos,       7     (be) worth $100 billion. This is 100 times more       8     Ethiopia’s annual health budget. Oxfam says it is time       9     (fix) this imbalance in wealth. It wants fairer levels of income tax, and more tax on personal earnings and company profits. It also wants an end to tax avoidance plans       10     big companies and the super-rich often use. It says that in many countries, only the rich could afford quality education and healthcare.