Many people run after goals that they hope will make them happy，but happiness is not always the final result.So how does one decide which goals will end in personal happiness and which will not？How do the things in life affect personal happiness?
The most important thing is people’s attitude toward life，which can greatly affect their personal levels of happiness and satisfaction with life.
Psychologists have known for some time that optimism is a good way to fight against unhappiness.It’s probably no secret that optimistic people are considered to be much happier people than pessimists.There are specific characteristic features optimists have (pleasant ways of thinking)，that bring them more success，greater health，increased life satisfaction, and other good things.If you became an optimist，it can mean that you became a very happy person，despite your circumstances，and it can actually bring more things into your life to be happy about.“If you are optimistic and you think life is going to get better，it will bee a selffulfillment prediction.” says one of the scientists.“Happy people manage to look on the bright side，even if they meet big problems on their way.”
Positive psychologists believe that people can learn how to bee happy and that everyone can teach themselves to see a half empty glass as half full.All they have to do is to spend time thinking about all the things that have gone right for them，rather than plaining what has gone badly.But people who are depressed usually think and worry about something that went wrong in the past.
【小题1】What can affect people’s personal levels of happiness according to the passage? (No more than 5 words)
【小题2】Why are some people depressed according to the study? (No more than 14 words)
【小题3】How do happy people deal with the big problems in their life? (No more than 8 words)
【小题4】What is the main idea of the passage? (No more than 10 words)
People’s attitude toward life.
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(答案→)People’s attitude toward life.
解析：现在人们追逐目标希望获得快乐，而实际上，快乐并不是和快乐一起到来的，而是由人们的生活态度决定的。
【小题1】细节题：从第二段的句子：The most important thing is people’s attitude toward life，which can greatly affect their personal levels of happiness and satisfaction with life.可知人们对生活的态度决定他们的幸福程度。填People’s attitude toward life.
【小题2】细节题：从最后一段的句子：But people who are depressed usually think and worry about something that went wrong in the past.可知有的人感觉压抑是因为他们总是在想担心过去的错误。(Because) They think and worry about something that went wrong in the past.
【小题3】细节题：从第三段的句子：“Happy people manage to look on the bright side，even if they meet big problems on their way.”可知快乐的人对于一些大问题也是看到它的好的一面。They usually look on the bright side./By looking on the bright side.
【小题4】主旨题：从全篇文章和第二段的句子：The most important thing is people’s attitude toward life，which can greatly affect their personal levels of happiness and satisfaction with life.可知这篇文章讲的是人的态度可以影响人们的生活。How people’s attitude toward life affect their life./People’s attitude can affect their life./How being optimistic or happy can affect your life./How your outlook on life can affect your life.