The company was financially ______ and almost went to bankruptcy during last year's economic recession.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】 动词词义辨析。根据句中的连词and判定，空格应填入与bankruptcy意思相近的动词。选项中，cornered意为“把……逼入绝境”，符合句意。故答案为B。corrupt“腐败，堕落”；ingredient“成分，因素”。