Questions 24 and 25 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. North Korea threatened on Tuesday to abandon the armistice because they

A. intended to have direct negotiations with the U. S.
B. prepared for the American preemptive attack.
C. wanted to take a decisive step for many years.
D. thought it possible the armistice would bind them.