单选题 Whenever a big company ______ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.
A. gets on with B. cuts down C. takes over D. puts up with

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】get on with意为“与……相处，继续”；cut down意为“削减，减少”；take over意为“接收，接管”；put up with意为“容忍，忍受”。句子的主语是a big company，所以应选take over。