阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The Sanya Nanfan (南繁) Seed Breeding (繁殖) Base, located in south China’s Hainan Province, plays a vital role as a seed centre in China. 【小题1】 (unique) blessed with nature’s gifts and a wealth of the country’s resources, it serves as the dedicated ground 【小题2】 skilled agricultural experts contribute to feeding our nation and addressing global hunger.
Dr. Xiao Feng stands at the forefront of agricultural innovation in Nanfan. Jokingly 【小题3】 (refer) to himself as a “mudskipper”, he is often spotted with rolled-up trouser legs knee-deep in the 【小题4】 (mud) fields. Dr. Xiao, along with other Nanfan researchers, 【小题5】 (commit) wholeheartedly to improving grain production, ensuring that people’s dinner tables are filled.
“Life can be compared to a seed, remarks Dr. Xiao.” Occasionally, it may either not grow as expected 【小题6】 remain inactive. Nevertheless, hope and opportunity persist. The seed of life will always manage 【小题7】 (emerge) through the ground.“
The term ”Nanfan“ itself implies to the practice of transplanting summertime crops from northern latitudes to Hainan during its winter. This makes for an 【小题8】 (extend) of growing seasons. Shortening the breeding cycle 【小题9】 half or more, Nanfan accelerates the breeding process.
Hope is a humble seed; when 【小题10】 (plant) in fertile ground, it transfigures (美化……的外表) into new life bearing fruits of change. The researchers at Nanfan are those seeds of hope.