1. We hope the new machine will work faster, ____________________ .

　　2. Alex has the habit of reading a newspaper ____________________ .

　　3. Tom has stuck a vocabulary list on the kitchen wall ____________________ .

　　4. He took a reading course and learned some speed-reading skills,____________________ .

　　5. An exchange student from British University, Amanda learned to do taijiquan ____________________ .

　　6. They know how to make the most of their abilities,____________________ .

　　7. He likes to listen to light music ____________________ .

　　8. Learn and master the secrets of A students ____________________ .

　　参考答案：

　　1　 thus cutting down on our costs

　　2　while eating / having / taking breakfast

　　3　so that he can memorize a couple of new words every day while cooking his meals

　　4　thus greatly increasing his reading speed

　　5　while studying Chinese modern history at Peking University

　　6　thus being able to do / perform very well in their work

　　7　 while doing his homework

　　8　so that you can become one, too