Oxfam International，usually known as Oxfam，is one of the biggest charities.Oxfam's ideas are simple：everybody in the world must have the right to life，enough（1）f

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to keep them healthy，clean water to drink and medical care.All these ideas are connected.
    Oxfam began its work（2）d

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World War Ⅱ .At that time the Greeks didn't have enough to eat because of the war.People in Oxford（3）d

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to give money and food to people in Greece.So the name Oxfam comes from two （4）w

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—Oxford and Famine（饑荒）.
    After the war Oxfam joined other organizations to form Oxfam International.Nowadays this charity helps people in over ninety（5）c

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in Africa，South America，Asia，but also in Europe.
    Oxfam works in two ways.Firstly，it（6）o

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help in emergencies（緊急事件）.In 2010 there was a big earthquake in Haiti.Over 200，000 people died and many more（7）l

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their homes.Doctors and volunteers provided medical help and gave out food and brought clean water to the villages.The（8）s

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way Oxfam works is to help people prevent future disasters.Oxfam has started a project called GROW，which helps farmers produce more and better food.
    But how does Oxfam pay for it all？In order to raise money，this charity has run charity shops，where you can buy things that people（9）d

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，like clothes，toys and food.Another way to get money is with "ambassadors"，famous people who do voluntary work for charities and collect money.Ambassadors have different skills（10）b

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the message they send is the same—we should do what we can to help people in need!