York had no money to reassemble it. Six other cities，less affected by the economic decline，had the money and bid to build it.

But a Hungarian immigrant，Joseph Pulitzer，the owner of America's newspaper called The World，wouldn't let "Liberty" go. When he heard that the Statue of Liberty was about to die from lack of funds，he saw his chance.

Pulitzer set the fund­raising goal of The World at $100,000. In its pages he laughed at the rich，thus increasing the paper's appeal among working­class people，and firmly planted the idea that the statue was a monument not just for New York City but，indeed，for all of America.

Perhaps Pulitzer's cleverest trick was the promise to publish the name of every single contributor in the pages of The World，no matter how small the contribution. The editorial that opened the fund­raising campaign set its tone. He wrote："The World is the people's paper and it now appeals to the people to come forward and raise the money for the statue's base. ""The statue，" he said，"is paid for by the masses of the French people. Let us respond in like manner. " The circulation of The World increased by almost 50,000 copies.

African American newspapers joined in the effort，encouraging their readers to contribute to a monument that would，in part，celebrate the end of slavery. So the money poured in as single­dollar donations from grandmothers and pennies from the piggy banks of schoolchildren.

On August 11,1885，the front page of The World announced，"ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS！"The goal had been reached，even slightly beyond，thanks to more than 120,000 contributions.

4．What does the underlined word "reassemble"(Para. 1)probably mean?

A．Put together. B．Take apart.

C．Transport. D．Repair.

答案　A　[词义猜测题。根据第一段第三句"To ship it，the statue was broken down into 350 pieces"可知，为了船运，雕像被拆成350块；据此可以判断，纽约没有钱将这些碎片重新组装起来。故画线词意为"组装"，A项正确。B项