Speculation and deduction: Modal verbs and expressions

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Exercise 2: Speculation and Deduction

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Explanation

Exercise 2: Speculation and Deduction

Choose the **correct** modal verb or expression to complete each sentence. There is **only one correct answer** for each question.

1
The supporters were in shock. They ______ their team to lose.
2
Your parents ______ fly into a rage when they see the scratch on their car. You took it without their permission!
3
Experts say that they ______ their first final ever.
4
Rafting down the river in May ______ really exciting.
5
They ______ home before 6. Their train arrives at 5.30, and they live just opposite the station.
6
They ______ straight to the hotel after the restaurant. I was in the room next door, and I didn't hear anything.
7
Guests ______ love the views from the terrace.
8
According to the police, the escaped prisoner ______ be hiding in the town anymore.
9
He ______ his illness with better eating habits. But now it's too late.
10
They ______ the battle; they had more soldiers and better equipment, but they lost.