Prediction Idioms Exercise at Auto-English

A Translate the idioms.

Idiom

Translation
By the look of things ...........................................................
To be bound to + INF ...........................................................
To have a brain wave ...........................................................
We shall see ...........................................................

B Circle the correct answer.

1 A: What do you think's going to happen?
  B: _________
A I've had a brain wave.
B We shall see.
C  Pumpkins!
5 _________ , the economy will improve over the next few months.
A I've had a brain wave
B We shall see
C By the look of things
2 What do you _________ will happen as a result of this meeting?
A reckon
B bound
C  coco
6 A: I think inflation will go down.
  B: _________ , yes.
A A brain wave
B We shall see
C By the look of things
3 Our suppliers _________ increase their prices this January.
A are bound to
B reckon
C fish
7 A: What's the matter?
  B: I've just had a _________
A we shall see
B brain wave
C hamburger
4 I _________ there'll be a big change in world thinking after this terrible event.
A  bound to be
B reckon
C shall see
8 There's _________ a big change in world thinking after this terrible event.
A bound to be
B reckon to be
C shall see
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