Questions 9 and 10 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. The nomination of John Bolton has been held up ______

A．because John Bolton took the recess appointment as a humiliation to him
B．because the Senate was not in session in the past several months
C．because President Bush did not like to make the recess appoint-merit of John Bolton
D．because White House refused to provide information that the Senate required about Bolton