THE WORD “PROLIFERATED” IN LINE 7 IS CLOSEST IN MEANING TO WHICH O...

65. The word “proliferated” in line 7 is closest in meaning to which of the following

A. prospered

B. organized

C. disbanded

D. expanded

* Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers :

Many people are unaware of how pesticides affect our food supplies. Health risks are the inevitable result. Pesticides can

run off into nearby streams, where they are carried from their original dispersal site. This is how pesticides end up in

drinking water, fish and game. And because of wind, rain, and evaporation, residues routinely show up in animals in the

remotest parts of the world. For example, if grain fields on rough lands are sprayed with pesticides, residue can show up in

poultry, eggs, milk, and butter. The end result is that every food we eat carries pesticides as the inevitable consequence of

spraying crops with these poisons. And human exposure doesn’t even end there residue are transferred from mother to

child through the placenta and mother’s milk.