He was 1 known as the Father of Hybrid Rice, and even an asteroid was 2 after him. Although he was famous, he chose to stay away from the spotlight and 3 himself to rice growing. His face was 4 by the sun and his big hands were 5 from "playing in the mud" all day.He was far happier in his short-sleeved work shirts, out in his rice field, than in a suit in some conference hall. As an official of the World Food Prize Foundation said, Professor Yuan was 6 humble. He never sought fame or adulation, but rather focused only on hard work and results that could help 7 poverty and lift people out of hunger.Yuan Longping was born in Beijing, but he enjoyed the 8 and the thought of

For this Yuan Longping won the Medal of the Republic, China's highest state honor, and the World Food Prize. He was  1    known as the Father of Hybrid Rice, and even an asteroid was  2    after him. Although he was famous, he chose to stay away from the spotlight and  3    himself to rice growing. His face was  4    by the sun and his big hands were  5    from "playing in the mud" all day.He was far happier in his short-sleeved work shirts, out in his rice field, than in a suit in some conference hall. As an official of the World Food Prize Foundation said, Professor Yuan was  6    humble. He never sought fame or adulation, but rather focused only on hard work and results that could help  7    poverty and lift people out of hunger.Yuan Longping was born in Beijing, but he enjoyed the  8    and the thought of