“I saw rice plants as tall as sorghum, each ear of rice as big as an ear of com and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut. I could hide in ____ shade of the rice crops with a friend.” That is the dream of the ____ (agriculture) scientist Yuan Longping.

    Yuan Longping, born ____September 7, 1930, is known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s. Since then, hybrid rice ____ (grow) in over 20 countries,____ (attract) attention from the whole world, especially areas at risk of hunger.

    This year 88-year-old Yuan Longping has ____ (successful) developed rice growing in saltwater and desert. Though his rice could reduce food shortage, the new strain has a long way to go ____ it can be widely spread.

    Yuan Longping's achievement has brought him many awards and ____ (honor) both at home and abroad. As Yuan Longping accepted his Lifetime Achievement Award, he said that ____ lifetime achievement means is to achieve your dream with all your life.____, fame and wealth mean much less to him than his research, and he says he will focus on developing better rice.