The fact that stock in the Fed belongs to commercial banks______. A: doesn't mean the latter is in control B: means the latter is in control C: means the latter is subjected to the Reserve banks D: means the Reserve banks orient the latter's policies

Hemingway and Steinbeck are excellent writers, but I prefer ______ A: the last B: last C: the latter D: latter

The headmaster looked at the author disapprovingly _____. A: As an officer might look at a carelessly dressed soldier B: because the latter had left his bootlaces undone C: because the latter looked too nervous D: because the latter did not show due respect

Which word is inappropriate in the following sentence? A: “formula”, or an “expression” was not necessarily an “equation”; the latter involves an equality. B: formula C: was D: necessarily E: latter

Comparing<br/>DNA polymerase and RNA polymerase, the only differences is() A: The<br/>former has proof-reading activity, the latter doesn’t. B: The<br/>former requires primer, the latter doesn’t. C: The<br/>former can grow in both 5′→3′ and 3′→5′<br/>direction, the latter can only grow in 5′→3′. D: The<br/>former requires topoisomerase to relief stress, the latter doesn’t.

An idiom differs from a free phrase in that the former is ___ and the latter is not.

When the author suggested that Einstein try shaving cream, the latter ___________.

Inthe__________halfofthe17thcenturythosecitiesbecameevenmoreprosperous. A: latter B: latest C: later D: late

70（） A: later B: latter C: next D: late

He was _______ of his brother because the latter could afford such a big house.