John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages

John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages ______ in the dictionary.
A、dissipating
B、loosening
C、missing
D、skipping
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：约翰向书店老板抱怨说字典里______ 几页。[A] missing“缺少的，缺掉的”，符合题意。[B] loosening“松开的，解开的”，[C] dissipating“消散的”，[D] skipping“(内容、物品等)省略的，遗漏的”都与题意不符。