COLLOCATION U4-K11

There is a ________ shortage of food in the disaster-stricken areas of ASEAN.

     A. deep                              B. critical                           C. erratic                           D. strong

• A

• B

• C

• D

ASEAN ________ of ten Southeast Asian countries, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

     A. consists                                   B. contains                    C. includes                    D. involves

• A

• B

• C

• D

Over the past decade, Viet Nam-ASEAN ________ have been growing fast in all areas,particularly in politics and the economy.

     A. relates                                     B. relatives                    C. relations                   D. relationships

• A

• B

• C

• D

Each deputy should be ________ for one ASEAN community council,supported by a team of competent and able lawyers.

     A. blamed                                   B. incapable                  C. in charge                  D. responsible

• A

• B

• C

• D

The ASEAN charter entered into ________ after ten members signed it.

     A. performance                 B. force                              C. influence                       D. impact

• A

• B

• C

• D

She was fired, so she could find no ______ to her financial troubles.

     A. solution                                  B. answer                      C. explanation              D. method

• A

• B

• C

• D

Students are encouraged to ______ articles to the university magazine.

     A. collect                                     B. distribute                  C. contribute                 D. show

• A

• B

• C

• D

Cooperative activity is essential to effective community ______.

     A. practice                                   B. job                            C. task                          D. service

• A

• B

• C

• D

I am to be sent to take ______ the negotiations with the Japanese government and report on it later.

     A. part in                                     B. care of                      C. advantage of            D. notice of

• A

• B

• C

• D

We're trying to raise ______ about the environment in general and air pollution in particular.

     A. consciousness                         B. awareness                 C. understanding          D. knowledge

• A

• B

• C

• D