Question 8 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

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M: (8) [So what time do you think we should have the party on Saturday?]

W: How about inviting people to come at 6 pm? Then we’ll have the afternoon to prepare food and drink and stuff like that.

M: Yes, I was thinking that around 6 would be good, too. What food should we provide?

W: Well, I had thought about baking a cake and some biscuits. And now, I think we should prepare some sandwiches and snacks and some other kinds of food, so that (9) [people can just help themselves, rather than getting everyone to sit down at the table to eat a meal. I think that’s a bit too formal. It’s better to let people walk around and talk to each other, or sit where they like.]

M: Yes, that sounds good. I’ll go to the supermarket to get some drinks. I think I might try that big new supermarket on the other side of town and see what they have. I’ve not been there before. I think we should get some beer and wine, and some fruit juice, and other soft drinks. What do you think?

W: Sounds great. I think those drinks would be enough. (10) [And I heard that the new supermarket offers some big discounts to attract customers,] so going there should be a great idea. What should we do about music?

M: (11) [Maybe we should ask Paul to bring his computer and speakers so that we can play some music.] He has a great collection of different stuff!

W: Yes, all right.

8. What are the speakers mainly talking about? （讲话者主要谈论的是什么？）

解析：C。在录音一开头男士就提到了周六的派对，并且整篇对话都是围绕如何筹备这场派对展开，故C项为正确答案，其中的get-together是对录音中party的同义替换。

错项排除：录音中虽然提到了party和Paul，但这并不是保罗的生日派对，男士和女士想要邀请保罗在派对中播放音乐，故A项错误。录音中未提到旅行计划，故排除B项。D项利用录音中的new supermarket on the other side of town设置干扰，但这只是片段信息，而不是对话讨论的主题，D项以偏概全，故错误。