IX:
Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each sentence below:
On attaining maximum size, _______ by drawing itself out and dividing into two daughter amoebas, each receiving identical nuclear materials.  
A. the reproduction of the amoeba  
B.the amoeba, which reproduces
C.reproducing the amoeba     
D.the amoeba reproduces

A.started
B.maintained
C.survived
D.determined

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 5 to 18.
My aunt gave me a ______ hat on my 16th birthday.
A.new nice cotton yellow   
B.nice new yellow cotton
C. nice yellow new cotton  
D.new nice yellow cotton

That's the nicest thing............. anyone has ever said to me.
A.who
B.which
C.that
D.when

These days almost everybody ___________ the danger of smoking.
A.know of   
B. are aware of   
C. is aware about  
D.is aware of

 After her illness, Lam had to work hard to__________ his classmates.
A.get in touch with 
B.keep pace with 
C.catch sight of 
D.make allowance for

You............... him your passport if you want to be in th country.
A.must show
B.have shown
C.ought to show
D.are showing

(42) _______
A.However    
B.Indeed        
C.Moreover    
D.Therefore

She has the windows open, _________it is cold outside.         
A.however                    
B.therefore                             
C.athough                              
D.so

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
In 2018 there was a craze for Bitcoin mining in Vietnam due to the belief that it would bring impressive profits.
A.inclination
B.fever 
C.sorrow
D.indifference