Question

1056 2 The epidemic began to expand rapidly. The epidemic began to [[expand]] rapidly. spread When you are talking about a disease, fire, war, social problem, feeling, etc, use spread: 'The army was called in to stop the riots from spreading.' 'Dissatisfaction with the present government seems to be spreading.'

Accepted Answer

expand ✗ The epidemic began to spread rapidly. The epidemic began to [[spread]] rapidly. expand | spread

Idx	1056
Keyword	expand
Sub Entry Number	2
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	The epidemic began to expand rapidly.
Correct Sentence	The epidemic began to spread rapidly.
Cloze Error Sentence	The epidemic began to [[expand]] rapidly.
Cloze Sentence	The epidemic began to [[spread]] rapidly.
Cloze Answer	spread
Choices	expand \| spread
Explanation	When you are talking about a disease, fire, war, social problem, feeling, etc, use spread: 'The army was called in to stop the riots from spreading.' 'Dissatisfaction with the present government seems to be spreading.'

Epidemic Began Rapidly Spread Expand Spreading Talking Disease