单选题 The thieves ______ the waste paper all over the room while they were searching for the diamond ring.

[A] spread
[B] scratched
[C] scattered
[D] burned

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] [C]scattered意为“散布，撒播”，与题干中的the waste paper all over the room相衔接，故为答案。而[A]spread意为“传播，蔓延”；[B]scratched意为“搔，抓”；[D]burned意为“燃烧”都与题意不符，故排除。