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

Kiến thức về từ đồng nghĩa:

* jump out of your skin: giật cả mình, sợ hết hồn

A. was terrified: hoảng sợ B. was asleep: buồn ngủ

C. was surprised: ngạc nhiên D. was delighted: vui mừng 

→ jumped out of her skin = was terrified

Tạm dịch: Trời đã khuya, gió đang rít lên và khi nghe tiếng gõ cửa, cô ấy gần như sợ hết cả hồn.