【题目】This piece of news was __________ economic and social problems.
A. related to B. connected C. related D. joined with
在线课程【答案】A
【解析】本题考查动词短语在具体语境中的辨析。relate. . . to. . . 意思是“把……与……联系起来”，这里用了被动语态，即be related to，意思是“和 有联系”；be connected 后面要接with;join后面通常接in，表示“参加进来”；join sb. in doing sth. 意思是“和某人一起做某事”。