A. I’m settled B. I’ll be settled C. I’ve been settled D. I have settled
答案：D
7、The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling.
后者给了美国英语不同的定义。
易混辨析：
late →later → latter → latest
（1）late 为形容词，表示“晚；迟到”。句型是：be late for
Students should apologize to their teacher for their being late for school.
学生迟到了就应该向老师道歉。
(2) later 即可作形容词，也可作副词。作形容词为late的比较级，表示“更迟的”。作副词表示“后来”或“ 之后”。
I can't pay now, please bill me later. 我现在付不了帐，以后把账单寄给我。
He studied medicine at first, but some years later he turned to literature.
开始他学医，几年后他转学文学。
(3) latter adj. 后面的；后者的
Many support the former alternative, but personally I favor the latter
很多人支持前一个选择，但我个人支持后者。
(4) latest adj. 最新的；最近的
Is there any latest news in today’s newspaper? 今天的报纸上有什么新消息吗？
特别提示：
这四个词拼写很相近，同学们在做题时一定要认真分辨、判断。
8、The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling.
后者给了美国英语不同的定义。
本句中separate为形容词，意为“分别的；不同的”，但separate作动词被考几率更大。
易混辨析：
separate →divide 分开
(1) separate 表示“把两个相连或相邻的物体分开”。 句型为：separate A from B.
The Cook Strait separates the North Island from the South Island.
库克海峡把北岛和南岛分开。
(2) divide 表示“把一个整体分成多少份”。
A. divide into 把 分成几份
The teacher divided the class into four groups. 老是把整个班级分成了四组。
B. divide in half 把 一分为二
Divide the apple and share it with your brother. 把苹果切开，和弟弟分吃了。
C. divide by 除
If you divide thirty by five, you can get six. 如果你用30除5，就会得到6.
特别提示：
1. separate 的被动式为：A be separated from B by
Asia is separated from Europe by the Urals.亚洲和欧洲被乌拉尔山脉分开。
2. 几除以几等于多少 用 What is + 数次 divided by + 数次？
What is thirty divided by five? 三十除以五得几？
命题动向：
这两个词主要考查意义的区别以及搭配。
即时活用：
1、The English Channel , ______ England from France , is wide enough for her to swim across.