With the financial crisis across the globe a lot of companies have shut down and many pe

问题补充：

With the financial crisis across the globe, a lot of companies have shut down and many people have been out of work.

A. to spread

B. spreading

C. being spread

D. having spread

答案：

A. to spread

(答案→)B. spreading

C. being spread

D. having spread

解析：这里考查with的复合结构，即with+宾语+宾补（这里用现在分词充当宾补）做状语。