The conflic ____ everywhere, into little villages, as well as into the city.
A.spread B.was spread C.spreaded D.has been spread

这道题应该选择A。

翻译为“冲突到处蔓延，蔓延到了农村，也蔓延到了城市”
as well as...意为“既……又……；不仅……而且……”。
我们来具体学习spread的用法。

spread vt.
有很多意思：
伸开, 展开, 铺开, 摆开
传播, 散布, 使扩大蔓延开去
涂, 敷, 撒, 复盖
把...分期, 使延长
展开, 延伸 (金属等), 敲平
展出, 展示
详细记录, 详述, 登记
布置, 安排

【相关短语】
spread out a map
摊开地图
spread tea on the table
把茶点摆在桌子上
spread news
传播消息
spread butter on bread (=spread bread with butter)
在面包上涂奶油
spread manure over a field
在田里撒粪肥
spread out the payments on the loan over eighteen months
把借款分18个月还清
spread resolutions upon the minutes
把决议记录在记录本里
spread the matter on the records
把情况记录下来
The bird spread its wings.
鸟伸展翅膀。
Flies spread diseases.
苍蝇传染疾病。

看到了吗？从语法角度讲，spread是怎么用的呢？
1.表示“发生、传播”意义的动词，如happen, take place, break out, spread等，常用主动形式表示被动意义。如：
The news spread in a small village.
消息在一个小村庄传开了。

2.spread确实又有被动的时候，强调由谁传播的时候用。
如：
It spreads easily through direct contact among animals,it is also spread by people on clothing and shoes.