单选题 The school authority is ______ funds to build housing for young teachers.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】pool合并，凑，例如：We pooled our money to buy a car．我们凑钱买了一辆车。collect募捐，征集；generalize概括；chain用链子栓；束缚。句意：学校当局正在筹集资金为新教师建造住房。