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A Flower in Winter: The Poinsettia''s Story
Written by Mario Ritter
I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
In many colder (1) countries, poinsettias are a (2) sign that Christmas is near. Nearly all sales of this (3) plant come at wintertime. (4) the poinsettia is native to Central America and needs warm weather to grow.  
Red poinsettias are the best (5). But there are about one hundred different (6), and they come in several colors. 
Here is how the poinsettia became one of (7) popular flowers:
In eighteen twenty-five, a man named Joel Roberts Poinsett was (8) the first United States (9) to Mexico. Mister Poinsett was a (10), but he was also interested in plants. He (11) back examples of a colorful plant to the United States. 
The (12) name for the plant is Euphorbia pulcherrima (yoo-FOR-bee-uh puhl-KEHR-ee-muh). In Latin, that means ?omost beautiful euphorbia.?  There are hundreds of (13) of the euphorbia family. Rubber trees, trees that produce (14) and (15) oil, and the (16) -- an important root crop -- are all members of this family.
Wild poinsettias can grow to four (17) in size. They contain (18), like rubber trees. 
The flowers of the poinsettia are very small. Around the flowers are colorful leaves called (19). These make the plant popular. 
In the nineteen twenties, Albert Ecke and his son Paul became (20) in the poinsettiâ?Ts (21) to flower in winter.  Paul Ecke thought it would be good at Christmastime. The two (22) a farm near Encinitas, California. 
At first Paul Ecke, and later his son, Paul Ecke Junior, grew large plants in (23). Then they sent them to growers by train. (24) could divide the large plants into (25), to raise smaller ones in greenhouses until the holidays.
In the nineteen sixties came poinsettias that grew best in (26). The Eckes started to sell cuttings from these new plants. 
Today, five companies supply poinsettia cuttings for the world?Ts large growers. Three are (27).
In the United States, there is Oglevee in Connellsville, (28), and the Ecke Ranch in Encinitas, California. The Ecke Ranch (29) about seventy percent of the cuttings used in the United States, and about half of the world supply.
Poinsettias are the most popular (30) flowering plant in America, with sales last year of about two hundred fifty million dollars. 
This VOA Special English Agriculture Report was written by Mario Ritter. 
 

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?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
In many colder (1)northern countries, poinsettias are a (2)sure sign that Christmas is near. Nearly all sales of this (3)flowering plant come at wintertime. (4)Yet the poinsettia is native to Central America and needs warm weather to grow.
Red poinsettias are the best (5)known. But there are about one hundred different (6)kinds, and they come in several colors. Here is how the poinsettia became one of (7)Americas popular flowers:
In eighteen twenty-five, a man named Joel Roberts Poinsett was (8)a pointed the first United States (9)Minister to Mexico. Mister Poinsett was a (10)diplomat, but he was also interested in plants. He (11)brought back examples of a colorful plant to the United States.
The (12)vertenical name for the plant is Euphorbia pulcherrima (yoo-FOR-bee-uh puhl-KEHR-ee-muh). In Latin, that means ?omost beautiful euphorbia.? There are hundreds of (13)members of the euphorbia family. Rubber trees, trees that produce (14)caster and (15)ton oil, and the (16)casava -- an important root crop -- are all members of this family.
Wild poinsettias can grow to four (17)meters in size. They contain .......(18), like rubber trees.
The flowers of the poinsettia are very small. Around the flowers are colorful leaves called (19)bracks. These make the plant popular.
In the nineteen twenties, Albert Ecke and his son Paul became (20)interested in the poinsettia?Ts (21)ability to flower in winter. Paul Ecke thought it would be good at Christmastime. The two (22)started a farm near Encinitas, California.
At first Paul Ecke, and later his son, Paul Ecke Junior, grew large plants in (23)fields . Then they sent them to growers by train. (24)Growers could divide the large plants into (25)cuttings , to raise smaller ones in greenhouses until the holidays.
In the nineteen sixties came poinsettias that grew best in (26)containers . The Eckes started to sell cuttings from these new plants.
Today, five companies supply poinsettia cuttings for the world?Ts large growers. Three are (27)European.
In the United States, there is Oglevee in Connellsville, (28)Tanzania, and the Ecke Ranch in Encinitas, California. The Ecke Ranch (29)supplies about seventy percent of the cuttings used in the United States, and about half of the world supply.
Poinsettias are the most popular (30)parted flowering plant in America, with sales last year of about two hundred fifty million dollars.

Hí hí , em xong rùi,phu phu thanks !
But in the corner at the cold downered of done such the poor girl with roses stricts in the smiling mouth leaning against the wall.
Frozened it down. On the last evening of the old year, stiff and stack such a child there with a magic of which one bundle has been burnt.
She wanted to warm herself, people said; ?onoone has the slighted this pension of what beautiful thing she has seen. Noone even dreamed of the splendor in witch. With the grandmother, she has entered on the joies of the New Year?. The end.
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em nop bai tuan nay;
1.Nothern
2.sure
3.flowering
4.Yet
5.known
6.kinds
7.Americas
8.pointed
9.mister
10.diplomat
11.broad
12.battential
13.members
14.caster
15.tun
16.casaba
17.middle
18.latex
19.bread
20.interested
21.ability
22.started
23.
24.Growers
25.cutting
26.containers
27.European
28.
29.supply
30.parting

Hi Longvan8,
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Muốn Join thì phải làm gì, có thủ tục gì không vậy?
Nam Phương.

Bài của bienphale
 
But in the corner, at the cold downered of done hour of dawn, such sat the poor girl, with roses stricts in the rosy cheeks and with a smiling mouth, leaning against the wall?"Frozened frozen to death it down. on the last evening of the old year. Stiff and stack such a stark sat the child there with a magic her matches, of which one bundle has had been burnt.
?oShe wanted to warm herself,? people said. ?onoone has the slighted this pension No one had the slightest suspicion of what beautiful things she has had seen; Noone no one even dreamed of the splendor in witch. which, with the her grandmother, she has had entered on the joies joys of the new year?. The end.
Bpl, em nhớ để ý đến past tense và frozen là ?oirregular verb? của freeze.
 
But in the corner, at the cold hour of dawn, sat the poor girl, with rosy
cheeks and with a smiling mouth, leaning against the wall--frozen to death onthe last evening of the old year. Stiff and stark sat the child there with her matches, of which one bundle had been burnt.
"She wanted to warm herself," people said. No one had the slightest suspicion of what beautiful things she had seen; no one even dreamed of the splendor in which, with her grandmother she had entered on the joys of a new year.
 
Được longvan8 sửa chữa / chuyển vào 16:10 ngày 22/12/2006

Bài của bienphale (?ohọc trò? chăm chỉ nhấtJ)
I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.In many colder (1)northern countries, poinsettias are a (2)sure sign that Christmas is near. Nearly all sales of this (3)flowering plant come at wintertime. (4)Yet the poinsettia is native to Central America and needs warm weather to grow.
Red poinsettias are the best (5)known. But there are about one hundred different (6)kinds, and they come in several colors. Here is how the poinsettia became one of (7)Americas America?Ts most popular flowers:In eighteen twenty-five, a man named Joel Roberts Poinsett was (8)a pointed appointed the first United States (9)minister to Mexico. Mister Poinsett was a (10)diplomat, but he was also interested in plants. He (11)brought back examples of a colorful plant to the United States.
The (12)vertenical botanical name for the plant is Euphorbia pulcherrima (yoo-FOR-bee-uh puhl-KEHR-ee-muh). In Latin, that means ?omost beautiful euphorbia.? There are hundreds of (13)members of the euphorbia family. Rubber trees, trees that produce (14)caster castor and (15)ton tung oil, and the (16)casava cassava -- an important root crop -- are all members of this family.
Wild poinsettias can grow to four (17)meters in size. They contain (18) latex, like rubber trees. The flowers of the poinsettia are very small. Around the flowers are colorful leaves called (19)bracks bracts. These make the plant popular. In the nineteen twenties, Albert Ecke and his son Paul became (20)interested in the poinsettia?Ts (21)ability to flower in winter. Paul Ecke thought it would be good at Christmastime. The two (22)started a farm near Encinitas, California.
At first Paul Ecke, and later his son, Paul Ecke Junior, grew large plants in (23)fields . Then they sent them to growers by train. (24)Growers could divide the large plants into (25)cuttings , to raise smaller ones in greenhouses until the holidays. In the nineteen sixties came poinsettias that grew best in (26)containers . The Eckes started to sell cuttings from these new plants.
Today, five companies supply poinsettia cuttings for the world?Ts large growers. Three are (27)European.In the United States, there is Oglevee in Connellsville, (28)Tanzania Pennsylvania, and the Ecke Ranch in Encinitas, California. The Ecke Ranch (29)supplies about seventy percent of the cuttings used in the United States, and about half of the world supply. Poinsettias are the most popular (30)parted potted flowering plant in America, with sales last year of about two hundred fifty million dollars.
Well doneJ

Bài của hanhquyenvtn (?ohọc trò? chăm chỉ thứ nhì nèJ)
1.Nothern- northern2.sure3.flowering4.Yet5.known6.kinds7.Americas- America?Ts most8.pointed- appointed9.mister- minister
10.diplomat
11.broad- brought12.battential- botanical13.members14.caster- castor15.tun- tung16.casaba- cassava17.middle- meters18.latex19.bread- bracts20.interested21.ability22.started23. fields24.Growers25.cuttings26.containers27.European28. Pennsylvania29.supply- supplies30.parting- potted