The correct answer is option number one: to spread out over a wide number of people.
For context clues notice how the author of the included text mentions 'as peddlers do with goods for the benefit of others' right before mentioning that in the same way the people who supply themselves with information lay up stores in 'order to diffuse them for the benefit of society in general' just as peddlers of goods do with their wares.
I can’t live without my mother because she has done a lot for me. First of all, she brought me to this world. Second, she would always be there for me, when I’m sad. My mother is like my best friend. My mom is really special to me. She has a lot of patience to be able to take care of a person like me.
A parallel sentence mentions the same grammatical expression twice. I would go with "D". 'Passed' and 'Demonstrated' are both past tense words that express the same past tense grammatical idea.
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The passage that represents a summary of the excerpt above is the first option - Harry Potter lies outside his aunt and uncle's house, unaware that his life has changed forever (Rowling 21).
