It is difficult to think of a nation as an abstract collection of people living on a patch of territory. It is easier to think of as a person. This is why we sometimes call Great Britain __1__
　　"Britannia" and the United States "Columbia", and think of it as stately women. We also use masculine symbols in our __2__
　　personification of nations. In 1712 John Arbuthont, a Scot, wrote a political satire in that the characters were supposed __3__
　　to be typical members of different nationalities. The Englishman was John Bull. This name, which was sufficient flattering to be __4__
　　adopted generally, combined the most common English first name with a last name indicated strength. John Bull is usually __5__
　　pictured as a partly businessman with a Union Jack on his hatband.
　　After the American War of Independence began in 1783, the United __6__
　　States was knownfor "Brother Jonathan". Jonathan was a biblical __7__
　　name associated with simple people from rural areas, and it seemed fitting since the United States is rural and unsophiscated, and since __8__
　　American considered their type of simplicity a virtue compared to __9__
　　the wickedness of European cities. It is possible, however, that the name was originated with President George Washington, who would __10__
　　often say, when faced with a hard problem, "Let us consult Brother Jonathan", referring to his secrectary, Johnathan Trumbull.
　　答案详解：
　　1. of和as之间加上it.代替前文的a nation
　　2.it—both．指代上文的US和Great Britain
　　3.that—which
　　4.sufficient—sufficiently．修饰形容词用副词
　　5. indicated—indicating
　　6.began—ended．根据历史知识，美国独立战争开始于1776年7月4日（《独立宣言》发表），直到1783年英国正式承认美国独立才结束。
　　7. for—as．be known for意为“因......而众所周知”
　　8. is—was．美国过去曾是一个rural and unsophisticated的国家
　　9.to—with．compare to 意为“把......比作.......”compare with意为“与......比较，与.......匹敌，与......竞争”
　　10. 删掉name和originated之间的was

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