Avoid commercial flights

[sinus]

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #33 "Flying across the Channel", question 6

He started very early in the morning so that he was able to ......... commercial flights.

(a) evict
(b) avoid
(c) eject
(d) abject

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #33 "Flying across the Channel", answer 6

He started very early in the morning so that he was able to avoid commercial flights.

Correct answer: (b) avoid
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avoid?

[Alan]

Hi,

In this story the parachutist didn't want to hit/get in the way of/commercial planes - and so he wanted to avoid them.

Alan
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English as a Second Language
You can read my ESL story Present Simple

[Superkyu]

oh understanding the whole story is much easier to pick the right options.
thanks so much!