【问】 an imaginative story和an imaginary story意思是否相同?

【答】 an imaginative story是指一个富有想象力的故事，而an imaginary story则是一个虚构的故事。关于imaginative的例句见imaginable/imaginative。下面补充一些有关imaginary的实例：

1. Her illnesses are usually imaginary. (Chambers)

她的病通常都是装出来的。

2. All the events described in this story are imaginary. (LASED)

这个故事所描述的事件都是虚构的。

3. Ghosts are imaginary. (Thorndike)

鬼是虚构出来的。

4. All the characters in the book are imaginary. (Neal)

这本书中所有的人物都是虚构的。

请做下面的英语试题：

1. Acting is defined as the ability to react to imaginary stimuli.

A. unexpected B. uncommon

C. unusual D. unreal(TOEFL，80.2)

2. Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life，they are certainly

A. imaginary B. imaginable

C. imaginative D. imagining