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<exercise subhead="dragdrop"/>
<media type="none"/><head><title>Sentence Match</title><task>Type in the word missing from the sentences.</task></head>
<body findword="disappearance">
<item><text>How could he explain his abrupt _____________ from the party?</text></item>
<item><text>the rapid _____________ of our countryside</text></item>
<item><text>the recent _____________ of two CIA agents</text></item>
<item><text>Modern farming practice has led to the virtual _____________ of this bird.</text></item>
<item><text>Police are investigating the mysterious _____________ of two young men.</text></item>
</body>
</batch>

