55.The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the（）.

A. latter

B. latest

C. later

D. last

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正确答案：A

解析：

本题为形容词词义辨析题。latter 意为“（刚提到的两者之间的）后者”；latest 意为“最近的，最新的”；later 意为“后来”; last 意为“最后的”。根据句意，只有选项A 表示“后者”，选项A 为正确答案。文明发展的最初两个阶段是发明了武器和发现了火，尽管没有人确切地知道后者使用的时间。

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55.The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the（）.