单项选择题

Questions 7 and 8 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 ministers are holding the meeting because ______.

A.they want to prepare themselves for a discussion
B.they want to discuss a plan for their leaders
C.they want to work out a discussion plan for an Arab leaders’ meeting
D.they can not hold the meeting any other time