The new machine as is reported in the local newspaper will work twice as fast greatly

问题补充：

The new machine, as is reported in the local newspaper, will work twice as fast, greatly reducing costs.

A. thus

B. anyhow

C. yet

D. even

答案：

(答案→)A. thus

B. anyhow

C. yet

D. even

解析：

试题分析:考查副词辨析。A因此；B无论如何；C然而；D甚至。从句意可知work twice as fast和reducing costs.前后是因果关系，故答案选A。句意：据当地报纸报道，这种新机器将工作起来快两倍，因此极大地降低了成本。