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<media type="none"/><head><title>Sentence Match</title><task>Type in the word missing from the sentences.</task></head>
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<item><text>The velvet curtains were faded in _____es.</text></item>
<item><text>There were some _____es of clear blue sky.</text></item>
<item><text>A large damp _____ had appeared on the ceiling.</text></item>
<item><text>an isolated _____ of forest</text></item>
<item><text>The track passes through dense weeds and briar _____es.</text></item>
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