第31题: [单项选择]Both companies are very famous in the local region; of which the former is a joint venture and the ______ is state-owned. A. late B. latter C. later D. lately 参考答案:B 答案解析:the latter是指两者当中的后者,与the former(前者)相对应。 译文:这两家公司在当地都非常著名,前者是合资企业,而后者是国有企业。