A famous song and a quiz show [asking / ask] , "Who wants to be a millionaire?" For decades, [have / having] a million dollars was the goal of the super-rich. Now, the goal is a billion dollars. The anti-poverty [charitable / charity] Oxfam has just issued a report that says in the [next / future] ten years, the world will have its first trillionaire. A trillion is a [huge / hugely] number and an unbelievable amount of money. It is a one, followed [after / by] 12 zeros. A trillion is [equal / equals] to one million million. The charity said the wealth gap between the [rich / wealth] and poor is growing. It said the gap has been "supercharged" [since / for] the coronavirus pandemic. It added: "We will have a trillionaire within a decade, [whereas / as] to fight poverty, we need more than 200 years."
Oxfam spoke about inequality at the World Economic Forum's [year / annual] meeting. As an example, it said the world's five [richly / richest] people have [seen / looked] their wealth increase by 114 percent since 2020. A charity spokesperson said: "The top five billionaires have [doubling / doubled] their wealth. On the other [foot / hand] , almost five billion people have become poorer." Tesla CEO Elon Musk is the richest man [on / in] the planet. He has a personal fortune of [just / justly] under $250 billion. The AP news agency said: "If someone does reach [what / that] trillion-dollar milestone, he or she would have the same value [as / has] oil-rich Saudi Arabia." Oxfam said the world is now at the start [of / at] a "decade of division". It called for a "new era of public action" to reduce the wealth gap.
