critical /'krItIkl/ adj.　　 　关键的；挑剔的

electronic /Ilek'trɒnIk/ adj.　 　电子的；电子设备的

reduce /rI'djuːs/ v.　 　　　　　减少；缩小

9．According to the ad，if you order the Christmas cards，______.

A．they can be delivered free of charge

B．you can enjoy the special offer all the year round

C．their value may be lower than that of a free card

D．you can get a favor of at least ￡ 1.99

解析：推理判断题。从文章第三段中的Simply choose one...starting from￡1.99可知，为了促销，公司推出圣诞卡片最低只售1.99英镑的活动，故选D项。

答案：D

8．To order the product for your friends now，you should ________.

A．enter a code on the payment page of M&S'website

B．always order it before two o'clock in the afternoon

C．put into the card your own date of birth and address

D．spend time making cards with the help of Blue Peter

解析：细节理解题。从第五段内容可知，要买卡片者先要在网站的支付页面输入2天内有效的密码，所以A项符合题意。

答案：A

7．From the ad we can know that M&S is most probably ________.

A．a website selling Christmas cards only

B．an agency of the newspaper Times

C．a company promoting the sales of cards

D．an advertising agency of card producers

解析： 推理判断题。从全文可知，此文是一则广告，M&S是一家销售卡片的公司，现为了庆祝公司新网站的成立，正在搞卡片促销活动。故选C项。

答案：C

In all，there are 1,500 card designs to choose from，covering all kinds of special occasions.

to choose from作designs的后置定语，其中from不能省略。

句意：总共有1500种的卡片设计供你挑选，涵盖了各种类型的特殊日子。

语篇解读：本文是一则广告，M&S公司在公司的新网站中推出了个性化卡片的制作以及优惠促销活动。

6．What does the underlined part“two­for­one”(in Paragraph 3)mean in the ad?

A．Two paid cards and one free card.

B．One paid card and two free cards.

C．Your name and a message on one card.

D．Your photo and the receiver's on one card.

解析：词义猜测题。从文章第三段中的M&S is offering Times readers two­for­one on all cards 和最后告知中“那张免费卡片必须是等价或低价的”可知，此处是M&S公司为庆祝新网站而推出的促销活动，即“买2赠1”活动，故答案选A项。

答案：A

for free　　免费的

take...back　 收回……

personalized /'pɜːsənəlaIzd/ adj.针对个人的，个性化的

available /ə'veIləbl/ adj.可得到的

prior　 /'praIə/ adj.先前的，较早的；占先的；较重要的

3．M&S reserves the right to take back this offer without prior notice.

2．Payment of postage is required.

1．The product given for free must be of equal or lower value.