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Hungry for change is part of a growing movement of people who want to stop famine throughout the world. They want to make certain that people in famine areas can protect themselves from the effects of future droughts. They also want to make certain that enough help is quickly available for emergencies in all parts of the world.

Hungry for Change has helped to raise millions of pounds for famine relief (救助) . It has attracted a great deal of newspaper publicity for its relief work. It has also been successful in persuading the government in Britain to increase its aid budget by several million pounds and carry out new research into improved crops. While Hungry for Change works in Britain for an end to poverty and famine in the world, Oxfam is helping to get over the for of famine in such countries as Ethiopia and Sudan with long-term development projects .

In North West Darfur, Sudan, Oxfam is helping to increase food production.

In Nile Province, Sudan, Oxfam is planting trees in order to provide fuel and shelter, and to protect the soil . It is a faraway area, where rainfall is poor and the forests are difficult.

In Arba Minch, Ethiopia , Oxfam is supporting a project to supply clean water to villages . Clean water will reduce the risk of diseases, especially among children.

1．Hungry for Change and Oxfam are two__________.

A．branch offices B．churches

C．hospitals D．organizations

2．The underlined word “ famine ” probably means ___________ .

A．the bad harvest of grain B．very serious lack of food

C．the place covered with water D．a long period of dry weather

3．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Hungry for Change has collected a lot of money

B．Hungry for Change wants to help people prevent famine

C．Oxfam is planting trees to improve agriculture in Nile Province

D．Oxfam plans improve agriculture in Sudan in a very short time.

4．According to the passage, Oxfam does not help ________ .