2019年mpacc考试英语真题——形容词1856

{01}Can you tell the ________ difference between the words “require” and “request”? I sometimes get puzzled by their meanings.

A.dramatic

B.regional

C.apparent

D.subtle

解析：考查形容词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】句意为：你能区分“require”和“request”的细微差别吗……，D项意为“细微的”，符合句意。A项意为“戏剧性的”，B项意为“地域性的”，C项意为“显然的”，都与句意不符。
本题选D。

{02}While the government says there is a(n) ______ supply of houses, prices of apartments have been going up these years.      

A.parallel

B.absent

C.abundant

D.short

解析：形容词辨析。A平行的；B缺席的；C丰富的，充足的；D短的，短暂的；句意：尽管政府说有充足的住房供应，但是这些年房价还是一直在上升。
本题选C。