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c a. Theory of relativity b. Father of China’s aerospace c. A Brief History of Time d. Discovered radium e. Universal gravitation f. Father of Hybrid Rice Step 2 Fast Reading Divide the whole passage into three parts and tell the main idea of each part. A. His school life and how he discovered hybrid rice. B. How important his discovery was. C. Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the ricegrowing world. Part 1(Para. 1): ____ Part 2(Paras. 2~4): ____ Part 3(Paras. 6): ____ C A B Step 3 Careful Reading Ⅰ . Choose the best answers according to the passage. 1. Yuan Longping _______ . A. is a leading scientist in industry B. was born and brought up in China C. was educated in a famous school for many years D. was given a nickname because he was very naughty 2. The only way that Yuan Longping thought to produce more rice quickly was _______ . A. to be interested in plants B. to study agriculture in college C. to begin experiments in crop breeding D. to cross different species of rice plant 3. Please choose the RIGHT order of the following events about Yuan Longping. a. Yuan Longping’s rice was exported to other countries. b. The results of his experiments were published in China. c. He studied agriculture in college. d. The government supported his research group to develop the new system of rice. e. He began experiments in crop breeding. A. c, e, b, d,