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<media type="none"/><head><title>Sentence Match</title><task>Type in the word missing from the sentences.</task></head>
<body findword="reaction">
<item><text>The speech got a mixed ________.</text></item>
<item><text>The change of plan set off a chain ________ of confusion.</text></item>
<item><text>His ________ is completely understandable.</text></item>
<item><text>The incident calls for a measured response, avoiding knee-jerk ________s.</text></item>
<item><text>The critical ________ to his first novel has been positive.</text></item>
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