<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE BATCH SYSTEM "exercises_oup.dtd"><batch>
<exercise subhead="dragdrop"/>
<media type="none"/><head><title>Sentence Match</title><task>Type in the word missing from the sentences.</task></head>
<body findword="prediction">
<item><text>the best available __________ of future interest rates</text></item>
<item><text>It turned out my __________ was right.</text></item>
<item><text>the dire __________s by economists of a worldwide recession</text></item>
<item><text>The sales results exceeded even the most optimistic __________s.</text></item>
<item><text>In this study, we made no specific __________s about likely outcomes.</text></item>
</body>
</batch>

