Option 1 -> Incorrect matching: "held in" doesn't fit with controlling a crowd, and "held over" doesn't work with crying.
Option 2 -> Correct matching: "held in" (restrain emotions) fits (II) tears, "held over" (postpone) fits (IV) proposal, "hold back" (restrain/control) fits (I) crowd, "hold off" (delay action) fits (III) decision.
Option 3 -> Incorrect: "hold back" with proposal and "hold off" with tears don't make proper sense contextually.
Option 4 -> Incorrect: "held in" doesn't work with proposals, and "hold off" doesn't fit with crying context.
Hence, Option 2: (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III) → "Held in" means to restrain emotions (tears), "held over" means to postpone something (proposal), "hold back" means to control or restrain from advancing (crowd), and "hold off" means to delay taking action (making a decision) → correct