Carol wrote her essay ______ carefully ______ she did not make any mistakes.

Mary has ______ her phone rings constantly.

It looks ______ the train would be late.

I would be ______ my powers if I ordered the march to be halted.

Jack smiled ______ - a private joke.

The opponents of the project emphasized that their campaign was not "political", namely, that the issue they promoted transcended/outran party politics.

You should behave toward others ______

The success of our campaign has outperformed/exceeded our wildest expectations.

The director has really surpassed/exceeded himself with this new film.

They had a lovely holiday ______

The riot police has outdone/exceeded their authority.

Consumer demand has outrun/outdone our production capacities.

Working hours must not exceed/outrun 42 hours a week.

______ she was afraid of going out alone at night, she decided she had to find out where he had gone.

I had a strong coffee to take away the nasty savour/taste of the food.

Of the five senses - touch, taste/flavour, smell, sight, and hearing - which one is most important to a naval aviator?

______, she stopped to help the blind woman.

If the tide was out, I could smell the flavour/tang of seaweed and the musky odour of the mud flats and hear the clicking sounds of the barnacles and mussels closed up their shells.

We sell 32 different spices/flavours of ice cream.

The tang/taste of some wild herb hung in the air: rosemary perhaps.

______, they would not have sold their house.

When you have a cold, you often lose your sense of flavour/taste.

We could smell the salty taste/tang of sea air from our bedroom window.

______ at home, I would enjoy my favorite show.

Nothing spoils the spice/savour of a good wine or takes the zing out of a gin tonic like having it served in a smeary, bleary glass.

The meat is famous for its ‘marbling’ - the blend of fat and lean meat which gives it its distinctive flavour/spice and texture.

______ he gets here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

______ I had learned harder when I was at university.