She claimed money from the company for the injury she had suffered. ( )

　　His careless driving nearly claimed his life. ( )

6.One of the greatest benefits of Internet friendships is that they are based on common interests, rather than appearance or age. (P34,L21-22)

* rather than ,in preference to sb./sth., instead of...而不是，相当于and not, 连接两个并列成分，且前后平行

翻译下列句子：

　　(1) Mr. Li is an artist rather than a teacher.

　　(2) We would like to go for a picnic rather than stay at home on such a sunny day.

　　 (3) I'd prefer to read in the library rather than at home.

　　(4) She likes dancing rather than singing.

　　(5) Tom ,rather than his brothers ,has been addicted to computer games.

7.What is more, people who are disabled and must stay in their homes can correspond and communicate with others around the globe who have similar interests. (L25, P34)

correspond vi. correspondence n. 来往信件 corresponding adj. 相应的；符合的，一致的

correspond with=correspond to 1.与...一致， 符合 ;2.等于， 相当于， 与...相似

注意：与...通信 只能用correspond with.

The American Congress corresponds to the British Parliament.美国国会相当于英国议会。

His expenses do not correspond to his income.他入不付出。

Her job corresponds with her interests. 她的工作符合她的志趣。

用correspond to和correspond with的适当形式填空。

1. Your statement of the case does not hers.

2. His actions ___________________his words. 他言行不一。

3. How often did you your parents when you were at school?

8. The main drawbacks of the Internet I will address today are that it has too much information that has not been evaluated for accuracy, and that it is transforming the way people spend their time. (Page35, lines 32---34).

* address n. 住址；通信处 You don't know his address, neither do I.

vt. 1）在信封或包裹上写姓名地址

I addressed the envelope to Mr. Jones. 我在信封上写了琼斯先生的姓名以及他的地址。