The news _____quickly and made a stir.

The news _____quickly and made a stir.
A、spread
B、spreads
C、spreaded
D、was spread
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：A 一般过去式。消息迅速传播开并引起了轰动。Spread这个动词的过去式与过去分词是特殊的，均为：spread.故为 A.