The sudden death of Kim Jong-il(金正日) had a short-term effect on Asian trade the dropping

问题补充：

The sudden death of Kim Jong-il(金正日) had a short-term effect on Asian trade, the dropping of stocks（股票） in some Asian countries.

A. relying on

B. accounting for

C. resulting from

D. standing for

答案：

A. relying on

(答案→)B. accounting for

C. resulting from

D. standing for

解析：本题考查动词短语辨析。句意：金正日的突然去世对亚洲的贸易有一个短期影响，这就解释了一些亚洲国家的股票下滑。account for说明;证明；对...负有责任。