help!!!!!!!!!

[cathyding]

Robin's words were not without emotions; they retained their level tone only
by a careful .. imminent extremes.
a: equipoise between (key)
b: embrace of
c: oscillation between
d: limitation to
e: subjection to
why d is not correct?

[Kishore8]

'words were not without emotions" he had emotions.
"they retained their level tone only " tells usthere is a certain limit

Is this interpritation correct? hope it is help full.

[cathyding]

Sorry, I didn't catch it? Could you explain it more? I think that d is fine, why a is correct?

[eagle]

Originally posted by cathyding

Sorry, I didn't catch it? Could you explain it more? I think that d is fine, why a is correct?

Quite a late reply- hope it is of some use.
an equipoise is a balancing factor- hence ' an equipoise between imminent extremes ' makes sense.
the option d- is a 'limitation to imminent extremes'- you cant talk about limiting Robin to extreme emotions because of the first part 'Robin's words were not without emotions'- which implies that Robin was emotional- but not overtly so. Moreover, Cathyding- 'limitation to extremes' really does not make sense in itself.

[cathyding]

Sorry, I still think that D is right.

Robin's words were not overtly emotional, their level tone was cerefully obtained by a limitation to coming extreams.

I don't see anything wrong.

Could you explain it to me more clearly?

[Vinay]

here LEVEL is used to mean equal balance, thts why equipoise fits first blank

take a look at this:-

"XYZ is a level headed person" means he is balanced.

no other choice indicates this thing. LEVEL is a keyword.

[Psyoutlaw]

I as well with with A, good explanation VINAY