It was late at night, the wind was howling and when she heard the knock

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

It was late at night, the wind was howling and when she heard the knock on the door, she almost jumped out of her skin.

was surprised

was asleep

was terrified

was delighted

Giải thích

Đáp án C

“Jump out of one’s skin” - cực kì sợ hãi/ lo lắng”. Chọn đáp án C - was terrified: cực kì sợ hãi - là gần nghĩa nhất với từ đề bài cho.

A. was surprised: ngạc nhiên

B. was asleep: ngủ

C. was terrified: rất sợ hãi

D. was delighted: vui vẻ/ hài lòng

Tạm dịch: Đêm về khuya, gió gào thét, và khi cô ấy nghe thấy tiếng gõ cửa, cô ấy gần như sợ hãi tột cùng.