Albert Einstein, a scientist 【小题1】 modern physics, is often considered one of the 【小题2】 (smart) men who ever lived. He made numerous contributions to the world, the most well-known 【小题3】 (be) the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E=mc².

Yuan Longping was a famous scientist in China. Yet, he considered 【小题1】(he) a farmer because he continually worked the land in his research. As farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat, he 【小题2】(choose) to study agriculture. After graduating from college, Yuan worked as a researcher. He realized he had to help farmers to boost yields in the fields. Yuan 【小题3】(convince) that the creation of hybrid rice could be the answer. Through intense effort, Yuan succeeded in 【小题4】(develop) the first hybrid rice in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output 【小题5】(great).

Today, it is estimated that about 60% of domestic rice 【小题6】(consume) in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan’s hybrid strains. Yuan’s innovation has helped feed many other countries that depend 【小题7】 rice too.

As a man of the soil, Yuan cared little for celebrity and money. He donated a lot of money 【小题8】(support) agricultural research. 【小题9】 impressed people most about Yuan Longping was his ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams. His latest vision for “seawater rice” has become 【小题10】 reality.

Famous scientist as he is, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer. As a young man, Yuan Longping saw the great need for 【小题1】 (increase) the output. At that time, hunger was a 【小题2】 (disturb) problem in China. He wanted to increase rice harvest without expanding the area of the fields. In 1973, a special strain of rice made 【小题3】 possible to produce 20% more of the crop in 【小题4】 same fields. 【小题5】(thank) to his research, the UN has 【小题6】 (much) tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. He is now 【小题7】 (circulate) his rice knowledge in less developed countries to increase their rice harvests and he wants to export his rice so 【小题8】 it can be grown around the globe. Though he has 【小题9】 (struggle) for the past five decades, Yuan Longping is quite 【小题10】 (satisfy )with his life. In his spare time, he enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading.