What expression below is opposite in meaning to the word "shrink" appearing in paragraph 5 ?

A．Broaden.

B．Spread.

C．Extend.

D．Expand.

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词汇题。题干：第五段中的shrink与下列哪一个词组意思最相近?根据上下文。shrink在此的意思是“收缩”，即“缩小”。所以，它的反义词是expand(增大，扩张)。C不是正确选择，因为extend的意思是become longer，即“延伸”或“加长”。A的意思是“加宽”，也不是答案。B的意思是“伸展，展开”，在一定的上下文里也可以做shrink的反义词，但在第五段这个语境里，B不是最佳选择。

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