It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：本题考查近义词辨析。scattered是scatter的过去分词，也可作形容词用(=lying in different directions；not situated together，wide apart)，“分散的，散布在各处的”；separate，分开的；spread，传播；摊开；dismiss，解雇。