听力原文： The US Senate has passed a landmark bill aimed at ending the country's huge budg

et deficits within the next seven years. It would cut government spending by more than 900 billion dollars. Health, education and hundreds of other programs will be hit. The bill was passed last week by the House of Representatives and congressional leaders now have to work out a compromise. A BBC Washington correspondent says the stages now set a confrontation with the White House. President Clinton has threatened to veto the Republican plans.

The Senate bill aims to_______within the next seven years.

A．end the country's huge public debts

B．cut government spendings on health

C．end the large budget deficit

D．cut some educational programme