John complained to the bookseller that there was several pages _

John complained to the bookseller that there was several pages _____ in the dictionary.
A、lacking
B、losing
C、missing
D、dropping
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：lacking缺乏，缺少；losing失去，失败；missing漏掉，遗失；dropping下降，垂下句意：约翰向书商抱怨字典里少了几页。