单选题 ______ quickly and soon his resignation became the talk of the town.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】word在这里意为“消息”，不可数。“消息”、“新闻”、“报道”这样的名词做主语，动词不用被动语态，直接用spread。这里，spread是过去时态。C项正确。