单选题 From the end of the passage we would expect the author to start his next paragraph most probably on ______.

A、 how the senior citizens of the United States responded to the new legislation
B、 the opinions of the few who anticipated what the reaction of the elderly was to be
C、 what the legislators would consider doing to avoid further legislative digressions
D、 major competing ideologies that differ on the coming congressional budget

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[分析] 态度题型。在文章最后一句作者提到what no one anticipated was the reaction of the elderly给读者留下了悬念。