初中英语人物故事类阅读阅读理解

Ma Yun is in his words

There are always many young people who want to learn something from me． In fact， I'm not as lucky as most of you． I tried 3 times for colleges but all failed． For the fourth time， I tried for the teachers' college and they accepted me． I applied（申请） for jobs for 30 times． You can guess the results． It was so difficult at that time． I was down but I didn't give up and fought on． So you can see a new Ma Yun now．

You are lucky enough． You are at the best time of this century． The best wealth you have is that you are young．

Among all the challenges， I think the biggest one is education． Something we teach our kids is too old． So we have to research what is the best way and what are the best things to teach our kids．

The future you face is not a competition for knowledge but a competition for creativity and imagination．

When people have problems， the chance will come． If you can solve them， then the chance will belong to you．

（1）How many times did Ma Yun try for colleges？ 　 　

（2）Why did Ma Yun succeed？ 　 　

（3）What is the biggest challenge in Ma Yun's opinion？ 　 　

（4）What kind of competition will young people face？ 　 　

（5）Are problems good or bad things according to the passage？ 　 　

Something caught my eyes when I was walking down the street．Two silver coins were shining in a melting（融化的）snow bank（积雪），so I dug through the snow to look for more．Of course，I just ended up with two cold hands．I slipped the two coins into my pocket and went home，colder but richer．I began to think about how to spend the money．

Two days later，Mary and her little sister Susy were searching the snow banks．"Finders are keepers" was my first thought． I didn't want to hand them out even though Susy was already crying．"I dropped them right here，"she said with tears． Her hands were cold and red for digging in the snow．"Maybe they slid down（滑下）the street with the melting snow． Let's dig over here．"Mary's voice sounded confident．

"They'll never know" was my second thought，and I walked past them．"Peter，have you seen two silver coins？"asked Mary． Susy looked up from digging． Her eyes were hopeful．

"Tell a lie" was my third thought．"As a matter of fact，"I hesitated（犹豫），"I dug two coins out of that snow bank just a few days ago． I wondered who might have lost them．"Susy hugged me with a big smile，"Oh，thank you，thank you．"

（1）Why did the writer dig through the snow？ 　 　

（2）When did Mary and Susy search the snow banks？ 　 　

（3）Who was confident of finding out the silver coins，Mary or Susy？ 　 　

（4）How did Susy feel when she saw the writer？ 　 　

（5）What might the writer do with the two coins in the end？ 　 　

Harold was very disappointed（失望）last night． All the other students in his English class went to a party at the house of their teacher， Miss White， but Harold never got there． He followed his teacher's map， but he made one little mistake．

From their school， he walked along Main Street to Central Avenue （大街）and turned left． He walked to the bus stop， opposite the post office． He took the Central Avenue bus and got off at Fifth Street． He tuned left and walked along Fifth Street three blocks（街区）to Park Avenue and turned right． He walked to the bus stop the corner of Park Avenue and Sixth Street． He took Bus Number 42， but he got off at the wrong stop． He got off at River Road instead of Rolling Road． He turned left and walked on， and at last he got completely lost．

Harold was very unhappy． He really wanted to go the party last night， and he can't believe he made such a stupid mistake!

（1）When did the party take place？ 　　

（2）How did Miss White tell the students where her home was？ 　　

（3）How many times did Harold take a bus on the way to the party？ 　　

（4）Where should Harold get off the bus instead of River Road？ 　　

（5）Did Harold get to the party at last？ 　　

Imagine having a simple app（应用程序） that works like： When you need help， just open the app， touch the "notOK" button and a text message will be sent to five pre﹣selected（预先选定的）people， along with a location（位置）to show where you are． The message reads， Hey， I'm not OK． Please call me， text me， or come to find me．"

US teenagers Hannah Lucas， 15， and her brother Charie， 13， have created an app called notOK． People just need to pay ￥1.99（12.5yuan） each month to use it．

Hannah was inspired（启发） to create the app during a dark time in her life last year． She suffered from a disease that caused her to pass out at school． Other kids sometimes bullied （欺凌）her about this． She felt sad and wanted to find an app that would allow her to get help when she wasn't feeling OK．

She asked her brother Charlie， whose nickname is "Tech Support"， to find such an app． When they couldn't find they decided to create one themselves．

They came up with some designs for the app first Charie took a programming class last summer and built a website for the app． Hannah also shared her idea in her summer business class． Some app developers showed interest and decided to help her． At last， the app came out in the US and Canada on January 31．

Hannah is happy that her app is helping others． "It makes everything I went through last year worth it，" she said．

（1）Who will know you're in trouble when you touch the "notOK" button？ 　　

A．	Five pre﹣selected people．
B．	Five family members
C．	Five app developers
D．	Five close friends．

（2）What do the underlined words "text me" in Paragraph One probably mean？ 　　

A．	Send me a report
B．	Send me an email
C．	Send me a message
D．	Send me an exam

（3）The main purpose of inventing the app is to allow people 　　．

A．	to build a website
B．	to take classes
C．	to earn money
D．	to ask for help

（4）The right order of the following statements about the invention of the app is 　　．

a． Hannah suffered from a disease last year

b． Charlie took a programming class last summer

c． The app came out in the US and Canada in January．

d． Hannah and Charlie failed to find such a useful app

A．	c， d， a， b
B．	c， d， b ，a
C．	a， d， b， c
D．	a， d， c， b

（5）The best words to describe the app are 　　．

A．	simple and helpful
B．	pleasant and dangerous
C．	expensive and creative
D．	interesting and pre﹣selected

My children are growing up fast． My daughter is 16and my boy is already in junior high school． As they get bigger， our house seems to get smaller． So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale（庭院拍卖会） and give the money to a children's home．

We have already cleared out a lot of things from our bedrooms． We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer use． My son was quite sad at first． Although he has not played with his old toys for a long time， he still wanted to keep them． For example， he has owned a train and railway set since his fourth birthday， and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven And he did not want to lose his toy monkey， either． He slept next to the monkey every night when he was a child． My daughter was more understanding， although she also felt sad to part with（出让） certain toys， and my wife wouldn't like to lose her hats which were out of fashion．

As for me， I did not want to give up my football shirts， but， to be honest， I have not played for a while now． I am getting older， too!

（1）The family decided to sell some of their things 　　．

A．	to buy a bigger house
B．	to make more spaced
C．	to hold a yard sale
D．	to become richer

（2）The son got the train and railway set at the age of 　　．

A．	four
B．	seven
C．	fourteen
D．	sixteen

（3）How did both of the kids feel about selling their old toys？ 　　

A．	Nervous
B．	Angry
C．	Happy
D．	Sad

（4）The passage was probably written by 　　．

A．	the son
B．	the daughter
C．	the father
D．	the mother

（5）The passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	popular science
B．	family life
C．	healthy diet
D．	shopping plan

Cai Lun invented paper around 2， 000 years ago in China． It is an important invention． Before the invention of paper， people had to remember lots of information or write it on stone， wood， leaves， etc．

Today everyone in the world uses paper． With paper， we can make books and print newspapers． Sharing information is a lot easier with the help of paper．

People use paper every day． Students do homework and keep a diary on paper． Paper is a great invention．

Alan Turing was born in London， England， in 1912． He attended Cambridge University from 1931to 1934． Turing was a mathematician（数学家）and a computer scientist． Many people called Turing the father of computer science． He created the first design（设计） for a modern computer．

Turing wanted to know if a machine could think for itself and trick someone into believing they were having a conversation with another person． This became known as the Turing test． In the test， a human talked to two other people through a computer． One was a machine， and the other was person． This idea is still used today．

（1）When was paper invented by Cai Lun？ 　　

A．	Around 2， 000 years ago
B．	About 200 years ago．
C．	Around 1， 000 years ago．
D．	About 100 years ago

（2）People can do the following things with paper EXCEPT 　　．

A．	sharing information
B．	printing newspapers
C．	having the Turing test
D．	making books

（3）Many people considered Alan Turing to be 　　．

A．	the inventor of paper
B．	the father of modern education
C．	the inventor of paper
D．	the father of computer science

（4）In order to have the test， Turing needed 　　．

A．	three people， one computer and a machine
B．	two people， one computer and a machine
C．	two people， two computers and a machine
D．	one person， one computer and a machine

（5）From the passage， we know Cai Lun's invention and Turning idea are 　　．

A．	hard to accept
B．	not used any more
C．	unknown to people
D．	still used today

On March 14， 2018． Stephen Hawking， the world﹣famous British scientist， died at 76 in Cambridge，UK．

Hawking is considered by many to be the greatest scientist in history since Albert Einstein． He came up with the theory（理论） that the universe（宇宙） began with the big bang（大爆炸） and will end in black holes． His theories became the base for a lot of later research．He also wrote books to help common people understand the universe．His most famous book is A brief History of Time（时间简史），which has sold more than 10 million copies around the world．

Besides his scientific achievements． Hawking was also someone that had a strong willand optimistic attitude（乐观心态）．

When Hawking was 21， he was diagnosed（诊断）with a serious illness that stopped him from walking and talking． Later in life， he had to sit in a wheelchair and speak using a computer． But this didn't stop him from living a meaningful and colorful life． He traveled around the world for science meetings， visiting every continent（大洲）， including Antarctic（南极洲）． In 1985， he took a train trip around China． He was also a fan of pop culture and appeared on TV shows such as Star Trek（星际迷航）and the Bin Bang Theory（生活大爆炸）．He celebrated his 60th birthday by going up in a hot﹣air balloon． He hoped to travel into space one day．

   Hawking left our universe forever． One of science's brightest stars went dark．

（1）What was Stephen Hawking？ 　　

A．	A movie star．
B．	A teacher
C．	A scientist
D．	A musician

（2）Which is the name of Hawking's most famous book？ 　　

A．	Star Trek．
B．	A Brief History of Time．
C．	The Big Bang Theory．
D．	Bin Bang．

（3）What does the underlined word ''will" in paragraph 3 probably mean？ 　　

A．	将来
B．	遗嘱
C．	心愿
D．	意志

（4）How did Hawking celebrate his 60th birthday？ 　　

A．	He traveled to Antarctic．	B．
C．	He took a trip by hot﹣air balloon．	D．
E．	He traveled into space	F．
G．	He took part in a science meeting in the U	H．

（5）Which statement is NOT TRUE about Hawking？ 　　

A．	Hawking was an Englishman．
B．	Hawking couldn't talk and walk after the terrible illness．
C．	Hawking took a trip to China before he fell ill．
D．	Hawking could communicate with others through a computer．

Anna was a 9﹣year﹣old girl from a small village． She got very pleased knowing that she was accepted by a very famous school in a city．

Today was her first day of school． When seeing her simple clothes and knowing that she came from a small village， other students started making fun of her． The teacher soon arrived and asked everyone to keep quiet． She introduced Anna to the class and told them that she would study with them from that day on．

Then the teacher told the students to be ready for the surprise test． She told everyone to write down the Seven Wonders of the world． Everyone started to write their answers quickly． Only Anna thought for a while， then began to write． After everyone handed in their answer papers， the teacher started to read everyone's answer and most of the students answered correctly． Their answers included the Great Wall of China， Great Pyramid （金字塔）， Taj Mahal （泰姬陵） and so on．

The teacher was happy as the students still remembered what she had taught them． In the end， she picked up Anna's paper and started reading， "The seven wonders are﹣to be able to see， to be able to hear， to be able to feel， to laugh， to think， to be kind and to love!"

The teacher stood there without any word and the whole class was in silence． Today， the girl from a small village reminded them about the valuable gifts that God has given them， which are true wonders．

（1）Anna's 　　introduced her to the whole class．

A．	classmate
B．	parent
C．	teacher
D．	friend

（2）The other students made fun of Anna because of her 　　．

A．	pronunciation
B．	mistakes
C．	carelessness
D．	clothes

（3）The students were asked to be ready for 　　．

A．	the surprise test
B．	the ball game
C．	the new lesson
D．	the class meeting

（4）Anna's answers included being 　　．

A．	rich
B．	beautiful
C．	smart
D．	kind

（5）In Anna's opinion， the true wonders are 　　．

A．	the buildings that people have built
B．	the gifts that God has given us
C．	the wealth that people have made
D．	the inventions that scientists have invented

Depending on yourself

Growing up is not always easy． When we face difficulties， a spirit of depending on yourself is more useful than crying for help． That's what Hong Zhanhui's story of growing from boy to man with family hardship tells us．

Hong was born in 1982in a poor family in Xihua County （县）， Henan Province． When he was only 11， his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby girl． A year later， Hong's mother left home． She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband． So everything hard fell onto the young boy's shoulders： to take care of his father and the sister Chenchen， and to go on to study．

Although his life was hard， Hong didn't go away from his father and sister． He worked in part﹣time jobs to feed his family． He climbed tall trees to get birds' eggs for his sister． He walked two hours at weekends to the market to buy different things to sell around his school． A few years later， he studied at a college． To take care of Chenchen， he worked hard to rent （租） a room near his college for her， and sent her to school．

After Hong's story went public， he became a hero in people's eyes． But Hong refused offers from others． He said he felt encouraged by kind offers， but he could depend on his own work．

Through his hard life， he has grown up from boy to man．

From： Shanghai Middle School English Online

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Information Card

Hong's spirit	（1）
Hong's birthplace	（2）
Hong's age when his mother left home	（3）
The distance between Hong's school and the market	（4）
The way Hong fed his family	（5）

Spud Webb was born in Texas， the USA， in 1963． He was very small﹣much smaller than the other kids at school． However， he had a big dream﹣he wanted to play in the NBA．

While attending junior high， Spud tried out for the school team， but he was refused to play at first because he was too small．He did not lose heart． When he finally got the chance， he scored 20 points in his first game． From then on， he was star of the team．

In senior high， Spud often had to sit in the standsbecause of his height． He practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind． Spud went on to become leader of the team． In his last year of senior high， he was named Player of the Year in Texas．

However， no university would invite him to play basketball simply because he was only 170 cm tall．He decided to play at a junior college． There he led his team to the national championship． This brought him to the attention of North Carolina State University． As a result， he succeeded getting a scholarship．

Although he was a great player at university， the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was． After he graduated， he play in another basketball league． He remained there for about a year before the NBA took notice of him．In 1985， he joined the Atlanta Hawks and became the shortest player in the NBA at that time． He had many great achievements， but his proudest moment came in 1986 ﹣ he won the Slam Dunk Contest．

Through hard work， Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter ﹣ you can do almost anything if never give up．

（1）What did Spud decide to do when he was at school？ 　　

A．	To play in the NBA．
B．	To be a basketball star．
C．	To lead a basketball team．
D．	To enter a good university．

（2）The underlined（画线的）word"stands"probably means"a place where people 　　"．

A．	do exercise
B．	see a film
C．	play basketball
D．	watch a match

（3）From the passage，we know 　　．

A．	Spud turned his height into an advantage
B．	Spud's height brought him more attention
C．	Spud's height never stopped him going on
D．	Spud's height stopped him doing what he loved

（4）What's the best title for the passage？ 　　

A．	Training to Be a Star Player
B．	The Shortest Player in the NBA
C．	Spirit Behind NBA Players
D．	Hero of the U．S．A﹣﹣Spud Webb

Can a one﹣armed person still play basketball？ You might not think so when you see ﹣Zhang Jiacheng play．

The single﹣armed 13﹣year﹣old from Guangdong has recently become an internet sensation．Featuring his dribbling skills and powerful underarm shot， his basketball videos have been viewed by more than 50 million people． Zhang even drew the attention of NBA superstar Steven Curry．

"You are an inspiration， you don't take 'no' for an answer， you find the way to go through difficult times and get out there on the basketball court（球场），" Curry said in a video posted on Sina Weibo．

However， it wasn't easy for Zhang to step onto the court．At the age of five， Zhang lost his right arm in an accident at an oil mill． Although it was difficult at first， Zhang gradually got used to eating and getting dressed on his own． He also keeps up with his studies in school and helps his family with chores．

In the summer of 2018， Zhang first discovered his love for the sport when he attended a basketball course in his school． Soon， he was rarely seen without a ball in his hand， even dribbling at home in the living room． He also practiced basketball in PE class． When the class was learning how to skip rope， which takes two hands， he asked his teacher to permit him to do basketball training instead．

He's gotten a lot of attention since then． Zhang said， "With the encouragement of all these people， I feel like I have to try harder to live up to people's expectations． I will do better and become better．"

（1）When did Zhang Jiacheng become disabled？ 　　

A．	Eight years ago．
B．	In his teens．
C．	In summer， 2018．

（2）What is the right order according to the story？ 　　

a． He learned to dress himself with one arm．

b． He attended a basketball course in his school．

c． He drew much attention at home and abroad．

d． He lost his right arm in an accident at an oil mill．

e． He practiced basketball skills anytime and anywhere．

A．	b﹣d﹣a﹣e﹣c
B．	c﹣d﹣a﹣b﹣e
C．	d﹣a﹣b﹣e﹣c

（3）What can we infer from Steven Curry's words about Zhang Jiacheng？ 　　

A．	Curry felt sorry for Zhang's sad life experiences．
B．	Curry thought highly of Zhang's fighting against bad luck．
C．	Cury admired Zhang's dribbling skills and powerful shots．

（4）What is the author's purpose in writing the text？ 　　

A．	To introduce Zhang's school life．
B．	To describe Zhang's growing process．
C．	To tell Zhang's efforts to follow his dream．

I am very thankful to the cat and it always makes me think of the time I was with him．

Five years ago， when my father was dying． I travelled a thousand miles from my home to be with him in his last days． I felt very sad and it was one of the most difficult and painful times in my life． After he passed away， I stayed alone in his apartment． There were so many things to deal with． I was lonely and I hated the silence of the apartment．

But one evening the silence was broken： I heard crying outside． I opened the door and found a little cat on the floor． He was thin and poor． I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish．He ate it and then soon fell asleep．

The next morning I asked the neighbors and learned that the cat had been left by his owner． His owner had moved away， so the little cat was there all alone，just like I was．As I walked back to the apartment，I tried to work out what to do with him． I had something else to do ， so taking care of the cat seemed like the very last thing I could do ．But as soon as I opened the door， he ran to me and lay by my feet． It was clear from that moment that he didn't want to go anywhere． I started calling him Willis in order to remember my father's best friend．

From then on， things grew easier． With Willis， time seemed to pass much faster． When the time finally came for me to return my home， I had to decide what to do about Willis． There was no way I would leave without him．

It's been five years since my father died． Over the years， several people have said I was so nice to save the cat． But I know that we saved each other． I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater．

（1）The writer felt 　　after her father passed away．

A．	happy
B．	lonely
C．	nervous
D．	relaxed

（2）The cat saved the writer by 　　．

A．	telling her what real life was
B．	helping her finish the tasks on time
C．	making her feel better in her hard times
D．	helping her clean the apartment every day

（3）According to the passage， which of the following statement is TRUE？ 　　

A．	The writer and the cat were both homeless．
B．	The cat was left by his owner because of an accident．
C．	The cat didn't like staying in the writer's apartment．
D．	Willis was also the name of the writer's father's fiend．

（4）The underline sentence in the fourth paragraph means the writer 　　．

A．	was too busy to keep the cat as a pet
B．	thought he had the duty to keep the cat
C．	needed something to look after to kill time
D．	loved the cat so much that he wanted to look after it

（5）What's the best title for the passage？ 　　

A．	A Lovely Cat
B．	My Father and A Cat
C．	What I Got From A Cat
D．	How to Take Care of A Cat

Because of the COVID﹣19（新冠肺炎）， teachers are trying their best to come up with creative ways to connect with their students．

First﹣grade teacher Katie Ricca of Florida has been giving her math lessons every day on Zoom． At the same time， she has to take care of the studies of her five little ones． So when she spared no effort to help one of her students out， the child's mom couldn't stop singing her praises．

During one of her many Zoom calls， Katie noticed a girl named Hannah had shut down in the middle of the lesson． "Our class tried talking to her， but there's something wrong with her．" Katie said later． When Hannah left the lesson early， she became worried．

Once class was over， Katie texted Kelley Close， her mom， to check in and found out Hannah "was sad but didn't know why．" On hearing this， Katie asked if she could pay a short visit the next day． Kelley said yes．

"Today her teacher came over and hung out for some time．"Kelley wrote on Facebook．"They chatted，read books，and just talked．Though this woman has five kids at home，she kept social distancing（距离） with my daughter and sat in my driveway for an hour to make sure Hannah was okay．"

   For Katie， spending time with Hannah wasn't a waste of time． "Seeing my student upset， I knew I had to show her I care for her，" the teacher explained． "She told me she couldn't understand the math lesson and that she felt bad about that． I just explained the lesson to her again and told her to do more math practice． I showed her 1 understood her feelings and that she wasn't alone．"

   In the hour， Katie took away from homeschooling her own children that day． She gave a sweet memory to a little girl in need．

（1）How many children does Katie have？ （within 1 word）

　　

（2）How did Katie feel when Hannah left the lesson early？ （within 1 word）

　　

（3）What did Katie and Hannah do in the driveway？ （within 6 words）

　　

（4）Why did Hannah shut down in the middle of the lesson？ （within 10 words）

　　

（5）What do you think of Katie？ （within 3 words）

　　

Mr. Magicman is a magician． He is famous in his town and he goes to all the children's parties． He does lots of magic tricks． He makes all kinds of animals from balloons． He plays card tricks and， like Harry Peter， he can make things disappear． He tells wonderful stories． Sometimes， he sings and dances for the children． All the children love Mr. Magicman． When children see him in town， they wave（招手） and they shout "Hello" at him． He waves back and sometimes， if he has his hat on， he raises it to greet them．

Today is Saturday，June 26th， 2020． It is sunny．It is Peter's birthday．Peter is ten．At 2 o'clock，all the children， including me， of course， were at Peter's house． We played party games and ate some delicious cakes．We waited for Mr. Magicman．Then Peter's dad came in，saying，"I am terribly sorry．Mr. Magicman has got a very bad headache and he cannot come．"

Hearing this， all the children were upset． Then， we discussed together and made a plan．We made a banner（横幅） and went to Mr. Magician's house with it． Peter also took a cake with him．After we knocked on his door，Mr. Magicman slowly opened his door．Seeing us standing outside the door， he smiled． Then we held up our banner． The banner read， "Get well soon， Mr. Magicman．We all love you．" Then we gave him a cake． Mr. Magicman opened his mouth and he made the cake disappear soon! He is really an excellent magician!

（1）What can we learn about Mr. Magicman？ 　　

A．	He is popular with children．
B．	He looks like Harry Potter．
C．	He loves animals very much．
D．	He lives by magic tricks．

（2）Why did Mr. Magicman fail to come to Peter's party？ 　　

A．	He was too busy．
B．	He didn't like the party．
C．	He wasn't ready for it
D．	He got ill seriously．

（3）What does the underlined word "it" refers to in the last paragraph？ 　　

A．	The hat．
B．	The balloon．
C．	The banner．
D．	The cake．

（4）Where can we most probably read the text？ 　　

A．	In a magic textbook about magic．
B．	In a personal diary．
C．	In a magazine for birthday parties．
D．	In a report on animals．

My name is John. I'm twelve. I'm a student in No.1Middle School. I'm in Class Six, Grade Seven. My favorite subject is science because my science teacher, Mr. Smith, is great fun. My favorite day is Thursday because I have science on that day.

I have a twin brother. His name is Bob. He is my classmate. He likes drawing. His favorite day is Monday because he has art on that day.

My father is Frank Green. He is a teacher. He teaches English. His favorite day is Sunday because he can go to the swimming club. He thinks swimming can make him healthy.

My mother is Jessica Green. She is a saleswoman（售货员）at Mrs. Brown's Clothes Store. Her favorite day is Saturday because on that day she doesn't go to work. And she can play tennis with her friends. She thinks playing tennis is relaxing for her.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．

（1）How old is Bob？ 　　

A．	12．
B．	13．
C．	14．
D．	15．

（2）What's John's last name？ 　　

A．	Brown.
B．	Black.
C．	White.
D．	Green.

（3）Bob has art on 　　．

A．	Monday
B．	Tuesday
C．	Thursday
D．	Friday

（4）The underlined word "teaches" mean 　　in Chinese.

A．	学习
B．	品味
C．	讲授
D．	安排

（5）Which of the following is TRUE？ 　　

A．	Frank's favorite day is Saturday.
B．	Bob is in No.1 Middle School.
C．	John's favorite subject is art.
D．	Jessica can play ping-pong with her friends on Sunday.