The number of the disabled Americans went up for so long that the trend of falling out of the labor force seemed like it might be______。A.adequateB.concreteC.practicalD.permanent
The number of the disabled Americans went up for so long that the trend of falling out of the labor force seemed like it might be______。
A.adequate
B.concrete
C.practical
D.permanent
B.concrete
C.practical
D.permanent
参考解析
解析：本题考查形容词的词义辨析。题目意为“美国残疾人人数上升了这么久，以致于劳动力流失的趋势似乎是永久性的。”A选项“足够的，适当的”，B选项“具体的，实在的”，C选项“实践的，实际的”， D选项“永久的，永恒的”。根据题意，由于残疾人数长期上涨，导致劳动力市场人力状况已成定势，故D选项符合题意。
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