For most Chinese people，rice is an important part of almost every meal.But for Yuan Longping，rice was more （1）t

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that.It was his life-long career（事業(yè)）.
   Yuan，known as China's"（2）F

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of Hybrid Rice（雜交水稻）"，（3）c

reated

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hybrid rice that helps feed the world.On May 22，2021 Yuan died at the age of 91.People around the world were （4）s

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to hear of his passing.
   Yuan was a famous （5）s

cientist

cientist

.But he called himself a farmer.He spent most of his time in the field.Even in March last year，he was（6）w

orking

orking

in a field in Hainan.
   Kenneth M.Quinn，president emeritus（名譽主席） of the World Food Prize Foundation，said，"He always seemed more at home in a field than an office."Yuan himself also said，"I （7）

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I am not at home，I must be on the farmland；If I am not on the farmland，I must be on my （8）w

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to the farmland." He often rode a motorcycle to work，as this was more convenient for him.
   Because of his great achievements，Yuan won many （9）p

raises

raises

，including the Medal of the Republic（共和國勛章），the highest honor in China.But Yuan still lived a simple life.He didn't care too much about money.He donated most of his prize money to a foundation to help young scientists."I don't like being a politician（政治家），and I'm not a businessman." he once（10）s

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aid

.