阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
God created the mule and told him，“You will be Mule，working constantly from dusk dawn, Carrying heavy loads on your back．You will eat grass, and you lack intelligence．You will live for 40 years．”The mule answered，“To live like this for 40 years is too much．Please, give me no more than 20．”And it was so．
Then God created the dog and told him, “You will hold vigilance(警戒)over the dwellings of Man．To him you will be his greatest companion．You will eat his table scraps and live for 25 years．” the dog responded，“Lord，to live 25 years as a dog is too much．Please, no more than 10 years．”And it was so．
God then created the monkey and told him，“You are Monkey．You shall swing from tree to tree， acting like a fool. You will be funny，and you shall liv e for 20 years．”The monkey responded，“Lord，to live 20 years as the clown(小丑)of the world is too much．Please，Lord，give me no more than 10 years．”And it was so．
