Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage

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the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage
One of the (1)
uled from the 9th to the 13th centuries. After the Srivijaya, the Hindu kingdom of Majapahit took
civilizations that ruled Malaysia was the Buddhist kingdom of Srivijaya which
(2)
Next to arrive was the state of Malacca which was ruled by a Muslim prince and began the
spread of Islam in the (3)
The first (4)
to arrive were the Portuguese. They conquered Malacca in 1511 and would contro
the area for over 100 years. The area would change hands to the Dutch in 1641 and then to the British in 1795
Malaysia was occupied by Japan during World War II. Soon (5)
toward independence. In 1957 several of the British territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Federation
the war the country began to mov
Malaya. Malaysia was formed and became a separate (6)
country in 1963.
D. early
D. rule
1. A. late
B. latest
2. A. arrested
3. A. division
4. A. Europias
5. A. after
6. A. dependent
IV/ Read the passage
B. charge
B. end
B. Europeans
B. behind
B. independently
C. beginning
C. control
C. area
C. Euros
C. before
C. independent
D. sea
D. Asians
D. rather
D. dependence