安徽2022~2023學(xué)年九年級聯(lián)盟考試（二）

英語

第一部分聽力（共四大題，滿分20分）

I.短對話理解（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

你將聽到五段對話，每段對話后有一個小題。請在每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出一個最佳選項。每

段對話讀兩遍。

（）1.Whatisthemanlookingfor?

)2.WhatdoesMommakeforlunch?

A.Hissister.B.Hisfather.C.Hismother.

()4.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inastore.B.Onaplayground.C.Inalibrary.

()5.What,stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Passengeranddriver.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Teacherandstudent.

II.長對話理解(共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分)

你將聽到兩段對話，每段對話后有幾個小題。請在每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出一個最佳選項。每

段對話讀兩遍。

聽下面一段對話，回答第6、7題。

()6.WhatisMissWhitegoingtodonextweek?

A.Gobacktoherhometown.B.Arriveattheboy,sschool.C.Visittheboy,shouse.

()7.Whatgiftwilltheboyprepare?

A.Someflowers.B.Somecoffeecups.C.Notebooksandpens.

聽下面一段對話，回答第8至10題。

()8.HowlongdoesittaketogettotheSunshineTownZooonfoot?

A.15minutes.B.30minutes.C.45minutes.

)9.WhatisonQueenStreet?

A.Apostoffice.B.Aschool.C.Ahotel.

()10.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodorightaway?

A.Haveadrink.B.Bookahotel.C.Findabusstop.

m.短文理解（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

你將聽到一篇短文，短文后有五個小題。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出一個最

佳選項。短文讀兩遍。

()11.WhatdoesLiLeido?

A.Atraindriver.B.Apoliceman.C.Ateacher.

()12.WheredidPaulsmoke?

A.Onhisseat.B.Inacorner.C.Inthediningroom.

()13.WhathappenedwhenPaulwassmoking?

A.Afirebrokeout.B.Thetrainsloweddown.C.Thetrainsuddenlystopped.

()14.HowlongwasPaulnotallowedtotakethetrain?

A.For80days.B.For90days.C.For180days.

()15.Whydoesthespeakergivethisspeech?

A.Towarnustokeephealthy.B.Toteachushowtotakeatrain.C.Toaskustofollowtherules.

IV.信息轉(zhuǎn)換(共5小題：每小題1分，滿分5分)

你將聽到一篇短文。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，寫出下面表格中所缺的單詞，每空僅填一詞。短文讀兩遍。

Our_16DayattheSummerCamp

Inthemorning?Wesharedsome_17witheachotherfrom9:00to11:00.

Intheaftemoon?Wevisitedamuseumandenjoyedawonderful18_show.

?Wehelpedcook19today.

Intheevening

?Wesataroundthefireanddidsomethinglike20_anddancing.

第二部分英語知識運用（共兩大題，滿分30分）

V.單項填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

()21.Jimmyisconfidentaboutthecomingcompetition,forhehasalotoftimepreparingforit.

A.madeB.wastedC.foundD.spent

()22.—Mum,myjeansaretooshortforme.

—Lefsgotobuynewforyouthisaftemoon.

A.onesB.itC.oneD.other

()23.WhenJudyfirstcametoChina,shefoundthecountrywasthewayhergrandfatherdescribed:

beautifulandpeaceful.

A.curiouslyB.exactlyC.probablyD.properly

()24.ThedoctorsthoughtitwasathatJamescouldwakeupafterbeinghurtsoseriouslyinthecar

accident.

A.truthB.mistakeC.symbolD.wonder

()25.You,dbetterreadtheinstructionsfirstbeforeyouthenewwashingmachine.

A.tryoutB.giveupC.lookforD.sweepaway

()26.Don,tbe.Peoplewon,tknowwhatyouarethinkingifyoudon,tspeakyourmind.

A.absentB.seriousC.silentD.humorous

()27.—Icalledyoulastnight,butIcouldn,tgetthrough.

——Sorry,Iamathsproblemwithmybrother.

A.isdiscussingB.willdiscussC.havediscussedD.wasdiscussing

()28.itseemedimpossibleforthekidstowinthematch,theyplayedwithgreatspirittillthelastminute.

A.IfB.AlthoughC.WhenD.Since

()29.Mr.Greendidn,tgoanywherelastSunday.,hewatchedTVathomeallday.

A.InfactB.AtthesametimeC.AtfirstD.Fromthenon

()30.—Hi,Mum.IwonfirstprizeintheEnglishspeechcompetition.

一Really?Γmsoproudofyou,dear.

A.Haveagoodtime!B.Don,tbesilly!C.Guesswhat?D.What,shappening?

VL完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)

閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個最佳選項。

A

Mattwasaboyofacommonfamily.Whenheturned15,heconsideredbuyingacarwithhisown31.So,

hegotapart-timejobinaclockshop.

Tohis32,Mattsoonfoundthathelovedrepairingclocks.Itwasquitechallenging,butitis33at

thesametime.Repairingclocksbroughthimhappiness.Sohe34thejoballthroughhisschoolyears.

AftergraduationMattopeneda35shopinhishometown.Nowtheshopispopularandheis36

calledtheClockMan.

Peoplewhocometohisshopalways37him,“Ineverexpectedyou'reso38!Ithoughtyoumust

beinyourMattjustsmilespolitelyatthecustomers.

“I39repairingallkindsofclocks,vMattsaid.4tI,mhappytobeabletomakepeoplehearonceagainthe

40theyhavebeenfamiliarwithsolong.”

()31.A.timeB.moneyC.degreeD.dream

()32.A.angerB.sadnessC.luckD.surprise

()33.A.tiringB.boringC.interestingD.disappointing

()34.A.keptB.createdC.providedD.gave

()35.A.shoeB.clockC.giftD.book

()36.A.freelyB.reallyC.widelyD.suddenly

()37.A.followB.greetC.defeatD.guess

()38.A.youngB.patientC.popularD.humorous

()39.A.stopB.avoidC.enjoyD.finish

()40.A.factB.cryC.storyD.sound

Cookingisfun,butit,simportanttoknowhowtobesafe.Thatmeansyouneedanadult,s41.

Ifyouuseaknife,stove(爐)，orotherkitchen42,youmusthavehelp.Someofthethingsadultsusein

thekitchenseem43tooperate.Butonceyouusethemyourself,you,llbesurprisedhow44they

actuallyare.Withanadultbyyourside,youcanstay45.

Animportantpartofsafecookingisstaying46.Alwayswashyourhands47startingany

cooking.Thisisespeciallyimportantwhenyouare48fooddirectlywithyourhands.

It,sagoodideatoaskyourparentsforsome49beforeyoustart.It,seasytoget50inthe

kitchenifyou,renotcareful.Therefore,rememberthatyoushouldalwaysbecareful.

()41.A.praiseB.choiceC.respectD.help

()42.A.toolsB.rulesC.noticesD.ways

()43.A.strongB.hardC.simpleD.strange

()44.A.difficultB.wonderfulC.activeD.amazing

()45.A.lostB.safeC.easyD.busy

()46.A.nervousB.pleasantC.cleanD.careful

()47.A.thoughB.afterC.untilD.before

()48.A.showingB.touchingC.throwingD.selling

()49.A.comfortB.stressC.spiritD.advice

()50.A.boredB.tiredC.hurtD.broken

第三部分閱讀理解（共兩大題，滿分45分）

W.補全對話（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從方框內(nèi)的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項,其中有兩個為多余選項。

A:Hi,ZhangFan.I,mgoingtofindajobinHefeiaftergraduation.A.Thankyouverymuch.

Whataboutyou?B.Haveyoualreadydecidedit?

B:51ΓmlookingforwardtodoingsomethingformyC.Iwillstayatourschooltoteach.

hometown.D.Whydoyouwanttobeateacher?

A:Howlonghaveyoubeenawayfromyourhometown?E.Hasyourhometownchangedalot?

B:Foralmostfouryears.F.Iamgoingtoreturntomyhometown.

A:It,ssuchalongtime.GreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourG.Butwhatkindofjobareyougoingtodo?

countrytheseyears.52

B:Yes.Ithaschangedalot.FromtheTVnews,Iknowmanynewbuildingsandroadshavebeenbuiltinthepasttwo

years.

A:53

B:AnewprimaryschoolwassetuplastyearinmyhometownandIwanttoworkthere.

A:54

B:BecauseIenjoystayingwithkidsandIwanttohelpthemachievetheirdreams.

A:You,resogreat,?hopeyourhometownwillbebetterandbetter.

B:55

W.閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)

閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個最佳選項。

A

ShanghaiisoneoftheartcapitalsofAsia.Herearesomeofthebestplacestoexplore.

TheRockbundArtMuseum(RAM)

TheBund(灘)isagoodplacetostartanarttourofShanghai.Itwasbuiltin1932foraforeignorganization.It

openedasRAMin2010.

Therearethreeexhibitionsayear,includingagroupshow.

*20HuqiuRoad

*Admission(入場券)usually￥20butsometimesfree

PowerStationofArt(PSA)

PSAopenedin2012.TheMuseumissolargethatitcanputonseveralexhibitionsatthesametime.

*200HuayuangangRoad

*Admissionfreeexceptsomespecialexhibitions

YuzContemporaryArtMuseum

Itiswhereafamouscollector,BudiTekshowsoffpartsofhisownhugecollectionofWesternandAsianarts.

*35FengguRoad

*Admissionusually￥80butsometimesupto￥150

ChinaArtMuseum

Ancientandmodernworkscanbothbeseenhere,includingtouringshowsfromabroad.

InformationisprovidedinChinese,makingitalittlemorechallenging.

*161ShangnanRoad

*Admissionfree

()56.WhichisTRUEaboutRAM?

A.Itisthelargestofthefour.B.Itopened100yearsago.

C.Itholdsthreeexhibitionseveryyear.D.ItisconsideredasChina,sfirstmuseum.

()57.Whichofthefollowingmuseumsisalwaysfreeforavisit?

A.TheRockbundArtMuseum.B.PowerStationofArt.

C.YuzContemporaryArtMuseum.D.ChinaArtMuseum.

()58.Whatcanwedowhenwegoto35FengguRoad?

A.Buysomeancientworks.B.Enjoyapersonalcollection.

C.SeeaWestern-stylebuilding.D.TalktosomeAsianartists.

B

Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup,ateacher,adoctororanastronaut?Howaboutanicecreamtaster?

ThisjobletsyoutasteicecreamlikeJohnHarrison.

Harrisondidn,talwayswanttogetintotheicecreambusinessAsachild,hewantedtobeafiremanora

policeman.Buthisfamilyhadbeenintoicecreamforalongtime.Athisuncle,sfactory,Harrisontastedicecreamin

hisownway.Heevenlearnedhowtomakeicecream.

Onaweekdaymorningasusual,Harrisontastes60icecreamsamples(樣品).Harrisonchecksthesamples

carefullyandscoreseachoneaccordingtoitsappearance.Nextit,stimetotaste!Hehasdevelopedaspecialwayof

tastingicecream.First,heputstheicecreamquicklyinhismouth.Thenhemoveshislipsquicklyandthentastesit

carefully.Aboutthreetofivesecondslater,hespits(吐)outthesampleintoaglass.

Butthatdoesn'tmeanhenevereatsicecream.Wheneverhecomesacrossanicecreamofanewtaste,hetriesit.

Heisalwayscomingupwithnewideasandtryingnewtastes,bothatworkandinhissparetime.Testingsamples

keepshimbusy,buthappy—doingacooljob.

)59.WhatisthereasonwhyHarrisonchosetoworkasanicecreamtaster?

A.Thewishtobeanicecreammaker.B.Astrongdesire(渴望)tobeinthisbusiness.

C.Theinfluenceofhisfamilymembers.D.Thefactthathecouldearnmuchmoney.

()60.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.HowHarrisontastestheicecreamsamples.B.HowHarrisonmakeshisownicecream.

C.WhyHarrisonisinterestedinicecream.D.WhyHarrisonscoreseachicecream.

)61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?

A.Anicecreamofanewtaste.B.Hishabitofeatingicecream.

C.Aspecialwayoftastingicecream.D.Hisnewideaofdevelopingnewproducts.

()62.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheIceCreamBusinessB.AFamousTasterC.OneCoolJobD.TheWayofTastingIceCream

OnedayIwasstayingathomewhenIheardsomeoneknockingatthedoor.

WhenIopenedthedoor,Isawashylittlegirlofabouttenstandingthere.Shelookedatmefearfully,andafter

aboutfifteenseconds,shecollectedthecouragetotellmethatshewassellingcookies.Shebegantointroduceher

products,onlytwodollarsabox.Finally,sheaskedmetobuyabox.However,Ididn,thavetwodollars.Γdbeenout

ofworksinceIgraduatedfromcollege.

Icouldn,ttellthattothegirl.SoIwavedtoherandsaid,44Thanks,butIalreadyboughtcookies.Istillhavealot

ofboxes.^^ItwastheonlythingIcandotogetmeoutofthismess.Thegirlsaid,"It'sallright,sir.Thankyouso

much."Andsheleft.

Istoodthereforalongtime.Finally,?shutthedoorbehindmeandleaned(倚)backagainstit.Ishouted,??Idon,t

wanttolivelikethisanymore.Idon,twanttotellalieanymore.Iwillneverbeembarrassedaboutnothaving

moneyinmypocketagain."ThatdayIdecidedtochangemylife.

Thatdayhadalastingeffectontherestofmylife.Afewyearslater,asIwascrossingthestreettogetintomy

car,Ipassedtwolittlegirlssellingcandies.Oneofthemsaidtome,“Doyouwanttobuysomecandies,sir?”"Yes,"I

said,t?Iwantthemall.^^Bothgirlssaid,4tYou,rereallygreat,sir!”

Ialwayscarryafewhundreddollarswithme.Idon,twanttomissthechancetohelpothers.

()63.Howdidthegirlfeelwhenthewriteropenedthedoor?

A.Happy.B.Suiprised.C.Angry.D.Nervous.

()64.Howdidthewritergetoutofthebadsituation?

A.Bytellingalie.B.Bytastingthecookies.

C.Byborrowingsomemoney.D.Bygettingawayfromthegirl.

()65.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“embarrassed"mean?

A.滿意的B.尷尬的C.激動的D.熱情的

)66.Whydidthewriteralwayscarrysomemoneywithhim?

A.Tohelpothers.B.Tolendittoothers.C.Tobuysomeclothes.D.Todonateittoothers.

D

Somestudieshaveshownadecline(下降)ininsectpopulationsoverthepastfewyears.Othershaverecordeda

declineinbirdpopulations.Butscientistshadn,tconnectedthetwo—untilrecently.

Theresearchersfoundthatthereductionofplantswouldleadtothereductionofinsects,andintheend,the

populationsoflandbirdswouldbereduced.Becausethesebirdsmainlyfeedoninsects.

Recentstudiesshowthatinthepast50years,theUnitedStatesandCanadahavelost39percentoftheirbird

populations.Ninetypercentofthemarelandbirds,whichneedtheinsectstoeatandfeedtheiryoung.

TwoAmericanscientists,TallamyandShriver,dividedsomebirdsintotwogroups:thosethatneedinsectsand

thosethatdon,t.Theyfoundthatthenumberofbirdsthatdon,tneedinsectshasactuallyincreasedbyabout26

millionoverthepast50years.However,thenumberofbirdsandotherlivingthingsthatneedinsectstosurvivehas

fallenby2.9billion.

Accordingtotheresearchabove,Wecanseethatthedeclineininsect-eatingbirdsiscloselyconnectedtothe

declineinplantlife.Sobasically,protectingbirdsshouldstartwithprotectingplants.

()67.Whathavescientistsfoundrecentlyaboutthedeclineinbirdpopulations?

A.Itisgoodforplants.B.Ithasnothingtodowiththeenvironment.

C.Itismoreimportantthanthereductionofplants.D.Itiscloselyconnectedtothedeclineininsectpopulations.

()68.HowdidTallamyandShriverdividethebirdsintotwogroups?

A.Accordingtotheirshapes.B.Accordingtotheirdiets.

C.Accordingtotheirpopulations.D.Accordingtotheirsizes.

()69.Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodo?

A.Toprotecttheplantsfirst.B.Togivemorehelptoinsects.

C.Todomoreresearchonweather.D.Tostudybirds,livinghabitsfurther.

E

Comparedtotextmessagesoremails,speechcommunicationmakesastrongersocialconnectionaccordingtoa

recentstudy.

Intheresearch,agroupofpeoplewereaskedtocommunicatewithanoldfriendbytextingorbyemail,andthen

anothergroupofpeoplewereaskedtocommunicatewithafriendovervideoorvoicecall.Thelastgroupofpeople

wereaskedtotalkwithstrangers.

Theyfoundthatvoicecommunicationwasmorelikelytobringpeoplecloserthanemailortextmessaging,even

withstrangers.

44Textingseemstobemoreofapartofourlives,?researcherssaid.44Butfortrulyconnectingwithpeople,the

valueofvoiceisthekey.”

Thefindingsareveryimportantrightnowbecausemoreandmorepeoplearelivingabusylife.Theyhaveless

timetocommunicatewitheachother.Whenitcomestotalkingonthephone,manypeoplemayfeelstressed.But

listeningtofriendsorfamilymemberscanactuallyimprovepeople,smental(心'理的)health.Ashorttalkisaneasy

waytohelppeoplegothroughdifficultsituations.

()70.What,stheresearchers,adviceforpeople?

A.Valuefriendships.B.Neversendtextmessages.

C.Textless,talkmore.D.Remembertelephonenumbers.

（）71.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Ashorttalkmeansalot.

B.Thetopicsofconversationscanbeanything.

C.Mentalhealthproblemsshouldbepaidmoreattentionto.

D.Makingaphonecallmakespeoplenervous.

（）72.InwhichpartofamagazinecanWereadthepassage?

A.Nature.B.SportsandHabits.C.SocietyandHealth.D.Environment.

閱讀下面短文，并用英語回答問題（請注意每小題后面的詞數(shù)要求）。

F

WhenIwasaschoolboy,Itookawordprocessing（處理）classatthepubliclibraryinmytown.Whenmy

motherpickedmeup,sheaskedmehowIwas."Imadeafriend,,,Itoldherexcitedly.4tHernameisEthe?.^^

Mynewfriendisanoldlady.Shetookthecoursetolearntouseacomputertocommunicatewithfriendsand

family.Weenjoyedeachother,scompany（陪伴）thewholetimeandtheladypraisedmeformytypingskills,andshe

waspleasedthatayoungpersonwasinterestedinlearningsomethingnew.

NowI,mbecomingolderandolder.WhenItakeabus,1alwaysliketotalkwithanolderpersonnearbyand

sometimesIaskateenagergirlaboutherafter-schoolhomework.

Therearemanybenefits（益處）todevelopfriendshipsofdifferentages.Theyoungerpersonintherelationship

canlearnfromtheolderperson,slifeexperience.Theolderpersoncangetoutoflonelinessbyspendingtimewitha

youngerperson.Wehavesomuchtogiveeachother.

Whenweopenourheartstofriendsofdifferentages,wefindouthowmuchwereallyneedtolearnfromeach

other.

73.Whenthewriter,smotherpickedhimoneday,howdidhefeel?（不超過5個詞）

74.Whydidtheoldladytakethecourse?（不超過15個詞）

75.WhatcanwelearnfromthePaSSage?（不超過15個詞）

第四部分寫（共兩大題，滿分25分）

IX.單詞拼寫（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

根據(jù)首字母及漢語提示，完成下列單詞的拼寫，使句意明確，語言通順。

76.Theoldladydidn,tfeelw（虛弱）anylongerafteralongrest.

77.Wewereforcedtoc（取消）OUrplanforthepicnicbecauseofthebadweather.

78.Thei（?）,joinedtothebeachbyabridge,iseasytogoto.

79.1amgladtoknowenoughmoneyhasbeenr（籌集）tohelpthekids.

80.Itisreportedthatanothershoppingrn（商場）willbebuiltnearourcommunity.

X.書面表達(dá)（共1小題；滿分20分）

假定你是李華。你的外國筆友AliCe發(fā)來電子郵件，詢問你最喜歡的運動。請你根據(jù)以下提示，給她回一封電

子郵件，介紹你最喜歡的運動。內(nèi)容包括：

1.你是怎么喜歡上這項運動的；2.你開展這項運動的情況；3.你從事這項運動的體會。

注意：1.詞數(shù)80-100；2.開頭和結(jié)尾己經(jīng)給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；3.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearAlice,

Iamsodelightedtoreceiveyoure-mail.

Yours,

LiHua

安徽2022~2023學(xué)年九年級聯(lián)盟考試（二）

英語參考答案

聽力部分錄音稿

I.短對話理解

你將聽到五段對話，每段對話后有一個小題。請在每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出一個最佳選項。每

段對話讀兩遍。

1.M:Excuseme.Ican,tseemyballoon.Couldyoupleasetellmewhereitis?

W:Oh,itisoverthere,nearthebackdooroftheclassroom.

2.M:Mom,itisalmostlunchtime.I,mabithungry.

W:Γmhungry,too.Γvemadesomenoodlesforus.

3.W:Howdoyouusuallygettoschool,Jack?

M:Iusuallytakethebuswithmysister.Buttodaymydaddroveustoschool.

4.M:Welcometoourstore!Thereisabigsalehere.

W:Oh!Thisbikeisonly150yuan.It,ssocheap!

5.W:Isthereanythingserious,Dr.Jones?I,mstillfeelingterrible.

M:No.Justtakethemedicinethreetimesadayandyou,llbebettersoon.

II.長對話理解

你將聽到兩段對話，每段對話后有幾個小題。請在每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出一個最佳選項。每

段對話讀兩遍。

聽下面一段對話，回答第6、7題。

M:Mom,IwanttogivemyEnglishteacher,MissWhiteagift.Shewillgobacktoherhometownnextweek.

W:That'sawonderfulidea!Youshouldalsowriteheralettertotellherhowyoufeel.

M:Okay!WhatgiftshouldIbuy?Maybesomecoffeecups?She,salwaysdrinkingcoffee!

W:That,sagoodidea!Oryoucouldgetherflowers,ornotebooksandpens.

M:Γmgettingthecoffeecups.Shecanusethemalot.

聽下面一段對話，回答第8至10題。

W:Excuseme.CouldyoutellmehowfaritisfromourschooltotheSunshineTownZoo?

M:Yes.Ifsonlya15-minutewalk.

W:That,sgreat.Idon,thavetotakeabusorataxi,then.HowcanIgetthere?Γmnewhere,youknow.

M:WalkalongSchoolRoadtothetrafficlights.

W:Andthen?

M:Thenturnleft,andyou,llbeonQueenStreet.There,sahotelonthecomerandthezooisrightnexttothehotel.

W:Thankyou.Bytheway,couldyoutellmewhereIcangetacupofcoffee?

M:Uh...Youcangetonenearthezoo.There,saMcDonaId,soverthere,

m.短文理解

你將聽到一篇短文，短文后有五個小題。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出一個最

佳選項。短文讀兩遍。

Hello,everyone.MyfriendLiLeiisatraindriver.Hetoldmeastoryafewdaysago.Ithappenedona

high-speedtrainfromShanghaitoGuangzhou.Ontheway,amannamedPaulwantedtosmoke.Hehidhimselfina

corner.Paulthoughtthatnoonewouldknowwhathehaddone,buthewaswrong.Whilehewassmoking,thetrain

feltthesmokeandsloweddown."Itwasnothingserious.vPaulsaidandthen