Question

Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a(n) _______. He wished to grow a new type of rice which could produce a lot. This person is Yuan Longping, _______ was born in 1930. He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural (農(nóng)業(yè)) 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 (品種).

In 1973, together with other people, he _______ in the development of hybrid rice. This made China a worldwide leader in rice production. For this, he was called ＂Father of Hybrid Rice＂. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was _______ to the United States. _______ Professor Yuan’s hard work, China now produces enough rice to _______ her people every year.

In his spare time, he loves playing _______ violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads _______ half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too. People think that Professor Yuan is one of the _______ people in China because he cares about ________ but his research.

Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. He goes to the fields twice a day.

1.A. dream B. idea C. thought D. will

2.A. where B. whom C. which D. who

3.A. success B. succeeded C. successfully D. successful

4.A. given B. grown C. showed D. introduced

5.A. Because of B. Because C. In order to D. Instead of

6.A. look after B. feed C. send D. fed

7.A. an B. / C. a D. the

8.A. on B. in C. for D. to

9.A. greatest B. richest C. cleverest D. most careful

10.A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something

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