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四、閱讀測驗【請在下列各題中選出最適當的答案】The Frogs found it very boring to rule themselves. They actually had so much freedom that it had spoiledthem, and they did nothing but sit around croaking in a bored manner and wishing for a government that couldentertain them with the pomp and display of royalty, and rule them in a way to make them know they were beingruled. No milk and water government for them, they declared, so they sent a petition to Zeus asking for a king.Zeus saw what foolish and ignorant creatures they were. However, to make them shut up and have themthink they had a king, he threw down a huge log, which dropped into the water from high in the air with a greatsplash. The Frogs hid themselves among the reeds and grasses, thinking the new king to be some fearful andintimidating giant. But they soon discovered how tame and peaceable King Log was. In a short time the youngerFrogs were using him for a diving platform, whereas the older Frogs made him a meeting place, where they stillcomplained loudly to Zeus about the government.To teach the Frogs a lesson, the ruler of the gods now sent a Crane to be king of Frogland. The Crane provedto be a very different kind of king from old King Log. He gobbled up the poor Frogs right and left and they soonsaw what idiots they had been. In mournful croaks they begged Zeus to take away the cruel tyrant before theyshould all be destroyed.“How now!” cried Zeus. “Are you not yet content? You have what you asked for and so you have onlyyourselves to blame for your misfortunes.”
【題組】46. Why did the Frogs ask Zeus to grant them a king in the beginning?
(A) Their original king was not capable of ruling.
(B) Their present king would pass away soon.
(C) They had been fed up with a life of total liberty.
(D) They felt upset about their corrupt government.
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