Unit 5 Fast Reading

He cultivated the world's first high-yield hybrid rice (a)   and saved countless people from hunger. 

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Medal of the Republic, a TV series commemorating the 100th (a)   of the Communist Party of China, tells the life stories of eight Chinese national heroes. 

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The (a)   of his dreams bo high-yield super rice, which could contribute to world food security. 

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Yuan talked about his two dreams on many occasions: "enjoying the cool under rice crops taller than sorghum" and hybrid rice covering the world to help solve global food (a)   ." 

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The first breakthrough was made in 1970, when his team found a stretch of wild rice which made developing a hybrid rice (a)   possible. 

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In 2004, Yuan won the World Food Prize and was credited with helping "create a more (a)   food supply and more stable world."

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Yuan (a)   his whole life to researching hybrid rice, helping billions achieve food security. 

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It was (a)   that the production increases brought about by hybrid rice have helped feed an extra 70 million Chinese people each year. 

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1. Yuan kept (a)   his two dreams into his 90s.

1. His lifelong dedication to reducing hunger earned him wide (a)   at home and abroad, and made him a heroic figure.

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