Question 9 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

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W: It’s your birthday next week. What have you got planned?

M: I’m not sure. (8) [I often feel strange on my birthday.] It’s like my brain decides to have a crisis.

W: It’s not entirely unusual to feel anxious or sad around your birthday. Birthdays can tap into a lot of things people worry about, including their achievements in life in the past decade or their accomplishments of the past year. (9) [Many begin to search for the meaning of their existence,] leading to behaviors such as ending or starting a relationship, or plans like starting a vigorous diet or fitness program.

M: (10) [I have wonderful friends, and I love celebrating their birthdays, but I don’t like being the center of attention, receiving gifts and having a fuss made.] It seems to trigger a type of social anxiety. I think social media, too, can intensify things as birthdays now play out more publicly. Birthday reminders can be helpful, but I kind of worry I won’t be able to drum up my own day and show it to look as exciting as it is supposed to be.

W: Well, to deal with the birthday blues, you should not isolate yourself. It’s best to gradually face your birthday with people you trust. That would help you learn self-acceptance, or that it’s okay to be the focus.

M: Perhaps. Or I could perceive my birthday as an opportunity to do something for others, like asking people to make a donation instead of buying a gift.

W: Exactly! (11) [Or even simply see your birthday as an opportunity to bring people together for them to have fun.]

9. What does the woman say many people tend to do on their birthday? （女士说很多人在过生日时都会做什么？）

解析：A。录音前半部分女士提到，过生日时，许多人会开始寻找自己存在的意义（search for the meaning of their existence）。A项是对此内容的同义转述，故为正确答案。

错项排除：B项和C项内容在录音中无依据，故均可排除。D项利用录音中的plans设置干扰，但录音中说的是人们会在生日这天做出某项计划，而不是与朋友谈论计划，故D项排除。