单选题Questions 8 and 9 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
单选题
According to the news, the health care reform by Obama benefits
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
President Obama signed sweeping health care reform legislation into law Tuesday,
hailing the moment as the latest example of America facing up to major challenges for the benefit of all its people.
The bill constitutes the biggest expansion of federal health care guarantees in more than four decades, and its enactment was a giant victory for Obama and Democrats after a brutal legislative battle dating back to the start of his presidency. No Republicans supported the bill in either the House or Senate,
and Democratic leaders needed a separate bill that calls for changes in the new law in order to get enough support in the House to pass the measure.
The Senate started debate on the accompanying House bill later Tuesday, with Republican opponents promising to use every possible parliamentary tool or technique to undermine it.
单选题
In order to pass the health care reform, the Democratic leaders had to