Japanese businessman Katsuo Inoue chose Italy for his summer vacation this year. He enjoyed the views of Florence and Rome—without ever leaving Tokyo.

Inoue and his wife "flew" to Italy on First Airlines, a company known for entertainment, not transportation. The Tokyo-based company entered the growing virtual reality (虚拟现实) market, as people face travel restrictions (限制) because of COVID-19.

"I often go overseas on business, but I haven't been to Italy," Inoue told the Reuters News. "My impression was rather good because I got a sense of actually seeing things there."

The "passengers" on First Airlines sit in the first or business-class areas of an "airplane". They are even given a life vest and oxygen mask. Workers serve meals and drinks as large screens show passing clouds and other views outside the airplane. The "travelers" then receive virtual reality eyewear that provides true-to-life tours of places like Paris, New York, Hawaii and Rome and other Italian cities.

Japan has recorded over 50,000 infections (感染) and just over 1,000 deaths. A second wave of infections starting in July has stopped most travel in and out the country. The country's biggest airline, ANA Holdings, said the numbers of passengers flying to foreign countries fell by 96 percent in June. And the International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicted last month that it would take until the year 2024 for international travel to recover.

But Hiroaki Abe, president of First Airlines says, "Our business has increased by 50 percent since the start of the travel restrictions. We get some customers who normally travel to Hawaii every year and they can experience some of that here."

Friends are important to children. Research shows that children who have no friends can suffer from difficulties later in life. Friendship provides children with more than just fun. In making friends, children learn how to get in touch with others and solve problems. Having friends even does good to children for they can help each other during class.

If the parents are concerned about whether their children make many friends, what matters is that the child is comfortable and happy with his friends. Parents need to understand the steps children take in building friendships. First of all, be a friend to your child. Good friendships start at home. Children begin to develop the necessary ability to go out and meet others through getting along with their parents. Greet the child warmly and let him know you are glad to see him. Children learn a lot from how their parents stay with them and other people.

Teach children how to solve conflicts. Being able to work out conflicts is an important skill in getting along with others. If parents know the children have a conflict, let them work it out on their own. Only step in if it is really necessary, for example, an argument is getting physical.

Give children chances to practice staying together. Have children play games that require cooperation. For example, races are fun and provide plenty of practice in teamwork. Encourage children to show thanks to others. The parents can encourage children to do this by setting the example for them.

A former teacher who went on to join the navy discovered the influence his small act of kindness had on one student thanks to a chance meeting years later.

Sharing the story online, the man said while teaching science in 2014 and 2015, there was one girl who sat at the front of the class and was "filled with typical middle school anxiety". She was quiet and "kept to herself", but was always writing in a notebook during lessons.

He said, "I decided to look over her shoulder and see what she was writing." I suck. I'm ugly. I'm stupid. No one likes me. I hate me. etc. ‟Without thinking, I took the notebook from her and started writing in it." You're great; you're beautiful; you're intelligent; you're loved, "the opposite of everything she wrote, then handed it back." He said neither of them made a big deal of it at the time, but she slowly started opening up to him, talking more and coming out of her shell in class.

Fast forward a few years, the teacher was in the navy, serving on the other side of the country. One day when he talked to a woman they discovered they were from the same area. They realized he had taught at the same school her cousin attended and she asked if he remembered teaching her. After telling the story about the notebook, the woman replied, "It is you. She still has that notebook. She looks at it time to time to get her through the tough times."

In the story he wrote, "I was amazed. I almost started crying right there. Teachers always talk about how rare it is to hear from students in the future about how they influenced them. I only taught for a few years but I really tried and really cared. Even though that path didn't turn out how I had planned, it's comforting to know that I did some good in that time."

A day in the life of 18-year-old David Lanster is full of teenage activities: school, baseball practice, homework. And then he starts cooking. "Some nights I'm up until I am making pies, or even later if we're cooking beef," said the student at Ransom Everglades High School in Florida, US.

For the past year, Lanster and Kelly Moran, his classmate, have been hosting fancy dinner parties at Lanster's parents' home. Their meals have 17 courses and are all made by them. Their guests used to give them gifts to thank them, until the pair decided to do something nice for charity. "We got some really great Miami Heat tickets, a nice watch, and many kitchen machines," Lanster said. "But we wanted to make this something positive for people rather than us."

Lanster and Moran focused on Common Threads, a charity that helps to teach kids in poor neighbourhood to cook and make healthy eating choices. The young cooks ask their guests to give however much they want as payment for their meals. It all goes to Common Threads because Lanster's parents cover their food costs. After their last 12-person event, Lanster and Moran gave $1,600 to the charity. Now, they're taking their show out of the kitchen and on the road. Lanster and Moran have started to organise private dinner parties in a similar way: the host pays for the ingredients (食材), and the guests make a donation (捐赠) to a charity.

Outside the kitchen, the two are busy preparing their college applications. Neither is sure what they will do in the future, but they've promised their parents that they'll leave cooking alone until they finish high school.

    According to a recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research, both the size and consumption habits of our eating companions can influence our food intake. And contrary to existing research that says you should avoid eating with heavier people who order large portions(份), it's the beanpoles with big appetites you really need to avoid.

    To test the effect of social influence on eating habits, the researchers conducted two experiments. In the first, 95 undergraduate women were individually invited into a lab to ostensibly(表面上)participate in a study about movie viewership. Before the film began, each woman was asked to help herself to a snack. An actor hired by the researchers grabbed her food first. In her natural state, the actor weighed 105 pounds. But in half the cases she wore a specially designed fat suit which increased her weight to 180 pounds.

    Both the fat and thin versions of the actor took a large amount of food. The participants followed suit, taking more food than they normally would have. However, they took significantly more when the actor was thin.

    For the second test, in one case the thin actor took two pieces of candy from the snack bowls. In the other case, she took 30 pieces. The results were similar to the first test: the participants followed suit but took significantly more candy when the thin actor took 30 pieces.

    The tests show that the social environment is extremely influential when we're making decisions. If this fellow participant is going to eat more, so will I. Call it the "I'll have what she's having" effect. However, we'll adjust the influence. If an overweight person is having a large portion, I'll hold back a bit because I see the results of his eating habits. But if a thin person eats a lot, I'll follow suit. If he can eat much and keep slim, why can't I?

The wrong donations end up costing charities precious dollars just to store leftovers (积压物资), which is why clothing may not be the best use of your donation efforts.

Think of the children. Children's needs are important during disasters. As families influenced by a disaster try to protect their children from the effects, they try to provide children with toys, snacks, juices, candies, and other comfort items, particularly in post-disaster environments. Shelters will accept these donations and give them out properly.

Donate your skills to your community. If you are trained in disaster response, you can contact your local emergency services and the Red Cross to see if they need volunteers. Let them know your abilities.  Do not go as an individual volunteer to a disaster area expecting to find ways to help.

 Time and comfort are the two most important things you can give for free. Spend time listening to the victims (受灾群众) with an understanding ear. You can bring books and read to the children.

Become a volunteer now for the future. Besides donating money, volunteering is the best way to give.  The Red Cross and charity organizations prefer a trained group of volunteers who can jump into action. They don't have the resources to train during the disasters.

A. Donate to an organization you can trust.

B. These items are expensive to transport to shelters.

C. Spend time caring for families and individuals at shelters.

D. Then, they will follow up if they are in need of volunteers.

E. However, you have to begin this process long before any disaster hits.

F. Turn your dollars into toys and entertainment choices for kids of all ages.

G. Here are some tips you can follow to help people in need in the most wise ways.

I was raised in a house where my sisters and I weren't trusted by our mother to manage our own appearance. As a result, many 1were made, and fashion trends were always ignored.

A few years ago, I was home for a visit2my mom, now in her 70s, called me into her bedroom. "I don't know what to wear," she complained. "You girls always look so3." I4in the doorway, wondering if I'd misheard. "What do you mean?" I asked her. "You know what to wear." "No," she answered. "Can you5something for me?"

I was so 6 . This was the same woman who told my sister she wasn't 7  to wear a pair of ripped (有破洞的) jeans; the same woman who, in high school,8 me while I was out at a party to ask if  my hair was 9 . "You look better with it down," she  told me, before I could answer.

I suddenly10 that my mother—always so strong—not only wanted my 11 , but needed it. I opened her drawer and12 a pair of blue jeans and a light blue sweater.

"Wear these, and you'll look good, too." I13.

My mother certainly doesn't need anyone to take care of her. In fact, she still14 my grandmother who lives with her. But with that 15, my mother and I exchanged the 16 , from caregiver to receiver.

Now, if we're together, it's 17  for her to wear anything without checking with me first. I'm still a bit surprised that she admitted her 18. Sometimes, 19, it seems like she asks me just to disagree with my answer. And I just tell her what I think of the way she  20.

    Many people have the hobby of collecting things, e.g. stamps, postcards or antiques. In the 18th and 19th centuries, (wealth) people travelled and collected plants, historical objects and works of art. They kept their collection at home until it got too big until they died, and then it was given to a museum. The 80,000 objects collected by Sir Hans Sloane, for example, (form) the core collection of the British Museum opened in 1759.

    The parts of a museum open to the public (call) galleries or rooms. Often, only a small part of a museum's collection (be) on display. Most of it is stored away or used for research.

    Many museums are lively places and they attract a lot of visitors. As well as looking at exhibits, visitors can play with computer simulations (模拟) and imagine (they) living at a different time in history or (walk)through a rainforest. At the Jorvik Centre in York, the city's Viking settlement is recreated, and people experience the sights, sounds and smells of the old town. Historical (accurate) is important but so is entertainment. Museums must compete people's spare time and money with other amusements. Most museums also welcome school groups and arrange special activities for children.

1）交流的重要性及原因；

2）有关如何交流的想法：

①尊重并信任父母；②常与父母聊天；③换位思考问题

3）恰当的结尾。

注意：1）词数80左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2）可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：换位思考put oneself in sb.'s shoes

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