____, Mother will wait for him to have dinner together. A. However late is he B. However he is late C. However is he late D. However late he is(全国高考,97-21)
上面的试题使我感到很困难,请给予指点。
这类题是个常考题。其中的 however 是连接副词。所谓连接副词，就是指既起从属连词作用（对主句而言），又起副词作用（对从句而言）的词。由于它起连词作用，它必定放在从句之首，又由于它起副词作用，它常常与形容词、或副词连用。因此，不能选 B 或 C。又由于它引导的是让步状语从句，只是表语提前，而主谓语并不倒装，故不能选 A，而必须选 D。
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However brilliant you are/may be, you can't know everything. 不管你多么聪明，也不可能什么都懂。
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However cold it is, she always goes swimming. 不管天气多么冷，她总是去游泳。
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So, celebrate your success, and invite your parents to celebrate with you, however hard it may be for them. 因此，你得庆贺你的成功，并且邀请你的父母亲跟你一道庆贺，不管这样做对他们来说是多么困难。
请做下面的英语试题：
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If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, ____ great it is. A. what B. how C. however D. whatever(全国高考,95-23)
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____ much advice I gave him, he did exactly what he wanted to do. A. How B. Whatever C. However D. No matter(上海高考,96-26)
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We'll have to finish the job, ____.
A. long it takes however B. it takes however long
C. long however it takes D. however long it takes (全国高考, 99-22)