【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文]
   M: I heard that the country of Saudi Arabia is suffering from energy shortages just like we are here in China.
   W: I heard that, too. Who had ever thought that Saudi Arabia would have an energy shortage? That country produces more oil than any other nation in the world.
   M: Their energy shortage is a lack of electricity. It has been reported that new office buildings and homes have stood empty for months waiting for power hookups.
   W: I heard that a member of the royal family paid $30000 in order to get a power hookup in his new home.
   M: The solution to the problem seems simple. Why don't they just build more power plants and use that enormous supply of oil they have?
   W: I guess they have found the solution to be more complicated than that. It seems that cash is tight and the demand for electricity is growing three times as fast as the economy.
   M: For a long time the Saudis have resisted outside control of sensitive industries, but now they are hatching plans for private utilities with some foreign participation to help supply electricity.
   W: It seems that problems and solutions are the same the world over.
   M: That's true. One of the princes who is pushing a private utility plan has an interesting slogan, "To the market, for the market, by the market."