语法与词汇 Both companies are very famous in the local region; of which the former is a joint venture and the ______is state-owned.
【正确答案】 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，前者是一家合资企业，而后者是国有企业。