单选题 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

【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，前者是合资企业，而后者是国有企业。