3 . After a harmful wildfire, it took years for the forest to __________.

A．suffer

B．recover

C．stand

D．spread

5 . In order to control the________ of COVID-19 in the country, we must wear masks, wash hands, use serving chopsticks and reduce gatherings.

A．break

B．spread

C．touch

D．start

6 . The law ________ the use of plastic bags may have an impact on many people, ________ from shopkeepers to customers.

A．banned; including

B．banning; ranging

C．bans; spreading

D．to be banned; involving

7 . 请选出全是动词过去式的一组。

A．spread        hid        preferred       dreamt

B．swum        drank        bore       lighted

C．shoot        wrote        forgot       recognized

D．drew        learnt        lain       gave

8 . Sadly, the population of monarch butterflies has ________ dramatically over the recent years.

A．exploded

B．crashed

C．risen

D．spread

9 . With the gradual acceleration of development along the Huangpu River, a new “opening method” has been adopted for the industrial heritage sites that ________ along the riverbank.

A．expand

B．lengthen

C．spread

D．stretch

10 . Our meetings are carefully scheduled throughout the day,   and seldom        into the evenings.

A．relocate

B．stretch

C．spread

D．expand