通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。
Once
upon a time, in the middle of a pool, there lived a frog. One day, a princess(公主)rowed1the
pool in a boat. As she moved past, the frog raised his head and called to her.
"Kiss
me, and I will2a
handsome prince.”
"Not
likely," replied the princess, "I rule my own kingdom; I3my
own armies, I make my own laws. I need 4 prince, handsome or otherwise. What else do
you have to offer?"
"Kiss
me, and I will give you great 5.”
"I
think not,” answered the princess, "I6all
the money in my country. Your great riches won't bring me any7,
just make my money less valuable. Is that the best you have to 8 !”
"Kiss
me, and 1 will promise you attractive9”
Ha-ha,"
sneered (讥讽)the
princess ,"How very 10 ! I may be not good-looking11 beauty does not last."
"What
do you want then?" the frog stuck to his 12.
The
princess thought hard, and moved 13 .
"I
want to be happy " she said quietly and kissed the frog.
"You14love, riches, beauty, and yet you want happiness from kissing a frog! This isn't a fairy tale you know." laughed the frog, diving into the clear, blue pool.
Actually, frogs always 15 you in the end. It's hard to escape from them.