_______， 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
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：试题分析：句意：不管多晚，母亲总是等他一起吃晚餐。however不管怎么样，后接形容词，再接让步状语从句，故选D
点评：however一词的用法如下：1. 用作副词
(1) 表示让步：意为“无论如何”“不管怎样”，用来修饰形容词或副词，其词序为：however+形容词或副词+主语+谓语。这样用的however其实具有连词的功能，用以引导让步状语从句。
(2) 表示转折：尤其用于谈及一个既成事实时，表示转折，其意为“可是”“仍然”等。可放在句首、句中或句末，通常用逗号与句子其他成分隔开
