关于spread的用法问题

请问下面这两个题目应该填spread的什么形式,请给出具体的解释
With the news ____ in the school quickly, we all know she was the winner of the English competition.
The news ______ across the city that he had donated a lot of money to the Hope Project.

spread out

张开, 伸开, 铺开, 扩大[张], 展开, 伸长
注:spread out a map
摊开地图
spread tea on the table
把茶点摆在桌子上
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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。

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spread out 这个词组可灵活用于主被动句 be spread out:e.g. papers are spread out on the table. 或 sb spread out sth:e.g. let's spread our papers out on the table. 另外，spread这个词过去式与过去分词同形，都是spread. 供参考