It you cross your fingers they ARE STAYING that way
Since <em>distant:intimate </em>are words that have opposite meanings, you need to find another pair of words with the same quality.
The correct answer is morose:joyous, because those two words mean different things.
Answer:
(Be better if the scenario was described better, but based on what is here) C. They are excited that the debate is over after doing their best.
The sentences which express the reluctance of the soldiers to talk about their experience in war are as follows:
1. If they had been reticent men it would have been different, but some of them were talkers and some were even boasters.
2. They would discuss their experiences right up to the time of battle and then suddenly they wouldn't talk anymore.
3. It was thought that what they had seen or done was so horrible that they didn't want to bring it back to haunt them or their listeners. But many of these men had no such consideration in any other field.
Looking at the sentences written above, it will be seen that the statements are basically expressing the reluctance of the men of war to engage in discussions that have to do with the war. Although many of them are talkatives and talk very well when other topics are been discussed, they become quiet when the discussions turn to that of war. This shows that they are not interested in sharing their experience of war.<span />
