Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a( n) 1. He wished to grow a new type of rice which could produce a lot. This person is Yuan Longping 2 was born in 1930. He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural(农业)University in 1953. Yuan Longping came up with an idea for a hybrid rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to the research and development of new varieties (品种).
In 1973, together with other people, he 3 in the development of hybrid rice. This made China be a worldwide leader in rice production. For this, he was called Father of Hybrid Rice. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was 4 to the United States. 5 Professor Yuan' s hard work, China now produces enough rice to 6 her people every year.
In his spare time, he loves playing 7 violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads 8 half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too.
It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the 9 people in China. And he cares about 10 but his research.
Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. He goes to the fields twice a day.
