【问】 (a) the day which she arrived on

(b) the day that she arrived on

我知道结构(a)是正确的，但怀疑结构(b)的正确性。关系代词that能与介词连用吗?

【答】 关系代词that与which有一个区别：介词可以放在which的前头，却不能放在that的前头，但是，当介词放在定语从句未尾时，则既可以跟which连用，也可以与that连用。

1. the day that she was born on(CGEL)

她出生的那天

2. the office that he works at(CGEL)

他工作的办公室

3. the table that the boy crawled under(CGEL)

孩子在下面爬的那张桌子

4. This is the kind of life that he is used to. (CEG，282)

这就是他习惯的那种生活。

5. It is a thing that I have dreamed of and worked for.

那就是我梦寐以求并为之工作的事。

请做下面的英语试题：

The matter____you were arguing about last night has been settled.

A. what B. as

C. whom D. that(攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题，82A)