Meaning of I must fly

Test No. [color=blue]incompl/inter-87 “Present Simple (4)”, question 2

Suddenly Sally looked at her watch: ‘I must . My train leaves in ten minutes.’

(a) fly
(b) flow
(c) flee
(d) flea

Test No. [color=blue]incompl/inter-87 “Present Simple (4)”, answer 2

Suddenly Sally looked at her watch: ‘I must fly. My train leaves in ten minutes.’

Correct answer: (a) fly

Your answer was: [color=red]incorrect
Suddenly Sally looked at her watch: ‘I must flee. My train leaves in ten minutes.’
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what about flee here?

flee: run away quickly

[color=blue]I must fly means I must go quickly because I’m late. Flee means run away from danger as in The villagers had to flee when they saw the giant wave coming towards them.

Good point there.

HI ALAN.WHAT MEAN FLEA?

Hi,

What does flea mean?

A flea is a very small insect that bites your skin. ‘Flee’ is a verb meaning ‘run away quickly’.

Alan