完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四处选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A cat which became famous in Britain for riding on the buses around the southern English city of Plymouth has died after being killed by a car.
Casper, a 12 -year-old black and white cat,   26   leave his house, trotted （慢跑） across the street to the bus stop, queued with bus passengers and'waited for his 27 ．He then hopped（跳跃） on the number3 bus to find his  28   seat to curl up on before hopping off at his 29 ．The cat was so clever that he knew  30   stop to get off and drivers made sure that he wouldn' t get off at some random（随意的）   31 ．Also, the cat seemed to know where to get back  32 , and then he trotted off home．Many local people also knew Casper, who loved everyone and also enjoyed the 33 ourneys, It seemed that 12 -year-old Casper had discovered a very efficient way to 34   the English city of  Plymouth in his golden years．
However, one day ,   35 a motorist hit him and did not stop．Casper was then, in fact, crossing the street to lcatch his usual No．3 bus   36   he was struck by the car．Our friend, Caspar ___37 his injuries．On hearing the news of his death, many people were 38  . A company spokesman said in a statement that Casper _39_ many people' s lives and clearly had a very  40 life traveling around Plymouth．He also suspected that Casper was telling all the other cats in the heaven a bout the many  41_he had experienced． 
Casper' s owner, 55 -year - old Susan Finden, said he had always been a free spirit and was named   42   the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost, because of his habit of 43 off．Finden ．posted a sign at Casper' s bus stop to let people know, that they' d no longer be enjoying the company of the cat of whom they'd grown so  44 ．
Casper was a special cat and he had a wonderful life．A  45  of the cat will continue to be used on one of the company' s buses. He will be missed for ever.
26．A．used to              B．liked to              C．hated to          D．had to
27．A．time                B．turn                C．place      D．order
28．A．best               B．favpritest             C． most          D．favorite
29．A．destination          B．determination       C．decision              D．description
30．A．where              B．at which             C．what          D．in which
31．A．station            B．stop   C．spot   D．scene
32．A．up                  B．down                C．off      D．on     
33．A．bus                 B．car    C．rail           D．air
34．A．get across           B．get through         C．get down           D．get around
35．A．sadly               B．luckily          C．happily        D．strangely
36．A．while               B．as                 C．when            D．then
37．A．died off               B．died from            C．died down         D．died away
38．A．shocked              B．interested           C．surprised         D．excited
39．A．changed             B．touched            C．turned        D．challenged
40．A．discouraging         B．discouraged         C．excited         D．exciting
41．A．adventures          B．accidents           C．friends        D．incidents
42．A．by                  B．from                C．through             D．after
43．A．wondering            B．wandering          C．cutting             D．going
44．A．familiar             B．similar              C．fond           D．popular
45．A．picture              B．signal               C．movie        D．card

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