SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
听力原文： Crude oil futures in New York closed at an all time high Tuesday, the first full day of trading following a deadly hostage crisis in the Saudi Arabian oil city of Khobar. Crude closed at more than 42 dollars a barrel. Analysts believe the 6% surge was in reaction to concerns about the security situation in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top oil producers. Secretary of State Colin Powell says he believes Saudi Arabia will continue to provide an uninterrupted (low of oil to world markets. Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi said Tuesday the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, will do its best to meet global oil demand.
The price of crude oil futures in New York ______.

A. dropped by 6%
B. dropped by 42 dollars
C. rose by 60%
D. rose .by 42 dollars