Question

given in the brackets :
(1) I was startled by the hissing sound in my bedroom.
(shocked, surprised suddenly, excited)
(2) God gives us such recollections in order to save us at critical moments.
(with a view to, because of, in spite of)
(3) Evidently he didn't like his meal to be so completely shut out of sight.
(spoiled out, taken away, disappeared)
4) He tried
to strike me down, but I parried with a chair and stool.
(encountered, defended, attacked) ​

Answer 1

Answer:

shocked

with a view to

spoiled out

defended