As a consequence of the financial crisis many companies are not new staff this year. A.

问题补充：

As a consequence of the financial crisis, many companies are not new staff this year.

A. taking in

B. taking on

C. taking up

D. taking away

答案：

A. taking in

(答案→)B. taking on

C. taking up

D. taking away

解析：短语辨析。 A. 接受，理解 B. 承担，具有，接收 C.拿起，开始从事 D. 带走，拿走。句意：由于一系列的经济危机，许多公司今年不接收新员工。 故选B。