ASEAN includes ten member states, but may get bigger because other countries have applied to join the

ASEAN includes ten member states, but may get bigger because other countries have applied to join the _________.

• A. bloc
• B. group
• C. gang
• D. troop

The answer must be a word that describes a group of countries. Of the above choices, only bloc is a word that describes a group of countries. So the answer is A.