Questions 7 and 8 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. Faced with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Sharon’s threat, the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas______.

A．believed Sharon (lid not really mean to invade the occupied Gaza Strip
B．believed it only did bad than good to his efforts to calm the violence
C．believed it was unfair for the self-defensive Palestinian militants
D．would take it seriously and make good preparation for the attack