---It’s said that Williams will come to help us.---we depend on him we have to do most of

问题补充：

---It’s said that Williams will come to help us.

---we depend on him, we have to do most of the work ourselves.

A. No matter what

B. However much

C. Whatever

D. However

答案：

A. No matter what

(答案→)B. However much

C. Whatever

D. However

解析：考查however引导的让步状语从句：句意：--据说威廉要来帮助我们。--无论我们多么依赖他，我们都要自己做大部分工作。however引导的让步状语从句结构是However+adj/adv+主谓，选B。