The correct answers are B and E. The two themes developed in "The Glittering Noise" are that the past can be an escape from the present, since the author says that she could be happy by reading old diaries, that is, remembering old times; and that in every era, people experience sorrow and joy, as she experiences both feelings when remembering events from the past.
B is my best guess for this question
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Answer: C. Utmost regret.
Explanation: The tone of a text or sentence is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. There are many different kinds of tones, like: positive, negative, objective, sad, angry, etc. From the given options, the phrase that best conveys the tone of the excerpt is the corresponding to option C: utmost regret, which is how the speaker used to look upon his condition.
