Many typically“American”characteristics are a result of value. 【A1】________
There is a remarkable ethic diversity in the US. Among its population
of 300 million, 73% is White, 12% African American, 8% Hispanic. 【A2】________
Many Americans don' t like generalizations being made about them
because they see themselves as very unique. Individualism is probably
the most highly esteemed value in the American culture, and Americans
may feel comfortable when given more help than they need, because 【A3】________
they see dependency as weakness. The focus on the individual has led
to a more informal society. For example, phrases like“drop by any
time” are other ways of saying goodbye. Honesty and frankness is 【A4】________
more important to Americans than“saving face”。and they may bring up
impolite conversation topics which you may find embarrassed, 【A5】________
controversial or even offensive. This encourages them to dissolve
misunderstandings themselves. Some behaviors have culturally
associated to straightforwardness. For example, a firm handshake is 【A6】________
often interpreted as sign of sincerity, so is direct eye contact. To most 【A7】________
Americans, honesty is always preferred for politeness. Punctuality is 【A8】________
considered an important attribution, and you will need to offer an 【A9】________
apology and explanation if you are more than 15 minutes late.
Americans also value achievement and competition, but sports awards 【A10】________
are often displayed in their homes.
【A1】
typically→typical
（此处typical一词用以修饰characteristics，应用其形容词形式。）
【A2】
∧8% Hispanic→and
（在一个完整的句子中，多名词短语罗列，在最后一个短语前加and。所以在8% Hispanic前面加上and。）
【A3】
comfortable→uncomfortable
（根据语境。因为美国人认为依赖是软弱的，所以在得到比他们需要更多的帮助时他们可能会感到不舒服。 此处应用comfortable的反义词，所以在comfortable前面加上否定前缀-un，即把comfortable改为 uncomfortable。）
【A4】
is→are
（主语是Honesty and frankness，为复数形式，根据主谓一致，此处应用be动词的复数形式，所以把is改为 are。）
【A5】
embarrassed→embarrassing
（which引导了定语从句，先行词topics在后面做宾语成分，find+sth.+adj.里面的形容词做宾语补足语，修饰 宾语topics，由于topics是非人称性的名词，其后应该使用-ing形式的形容词，表示“令人……”。所以把 embarrassed改为embarrassing。）
【A6】
to→with
（固定搭配。associate...to表示“联想”。associate…with表示“与……有关”。句意：有些行为与直接性有关。 故把to改为with。）
【A7】
as∧sign→a
（主语为a firm handshake，是单数形式。sign为可数名词，此处应该用单数形式，所以在sign前面加上a。）
【A8】
for→to
（固定搭配。prefer to更喜欢。句意：诚实总是比礼貌更受欢迎。所以把for改为to。）
【A9】
attribution→attribute
（attribution归属；归因。attribute性质；属性。根据句意：准时被认为是一个重要的属性。所以把attribution 改为attribute。）
【A10】
but→so
（上下句之间是因果关系，不是转折。所以应该把but改为so。）