单项选择题

Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.

Mr. Annan’s speech at the meeting was criticized because ______.

A.he failed to offer any facts or evidence to support his views
B.as the new UN leader he was not very popular
C.he spoke only before 53 members of the UN human rights commission
D.he made a promise without giving any concrete details