Parents and teachers want children to grow up to be happy and successful. In other words, we want children to【C1】_____. As adults, we often think success will make us happy. A vast array of research,【C2】__, indicates happiness precedes success in adults, and achievements do not always make adults happier. Until recently, no research considered whether happiness during childhood or even infancy might【C3】__adult success. A new study found that happiness during infancy predicted childhood IQ and adult【C4】_____success.

To【C5】_____happiness and its benefits, researchers look at how often children (or adults) experience positive and negative emotions.【C6】__, positive emotions like joy or love increase creativity, problem-solving and kindness. Thus, the more children experience positive emotions, the more time they【C7】__playing, learning and socializing.【C8】__, children experiencing more negative emotions like sadness or anger will have 【C9】__opportunities to learn because they are focused on getting rid【C10】_____or avoiding whatever is bothering them.

Thus, happiness precedes success because the more children experience positive emotions, the more time they spend building【C11】________and relationships that help them in the future.

In the 29-year study, the Fullerton Longitudinal Study (FLS) was used. In 1978 the FLS research team 【C12】_____130 parents with babies for a study that now has run for more than 30 years. Early on, parents reported on their【C13】__(for instance, education level, employment). When each baby was 18 months old, one parent reported how often her or his baby expressed positive and negative emotions and researchers【C14】_____ the infant’s IQ. When babies were children (ages 6 to 8), they【C15】_____IQ tests. When babies had grown【C16】_____ 29-year-old adults, they reported how many years of education they had completed and their life【C17】________.

As expected, the study found that infant positive emotions, but not negative emotions, predicted adult educational success at age 29, and these differences were not explained by socioeconomic status (SES) or IQ【C18】_____infancy. In short,【C19】__intelligence during infancy or parents’ wealth, happier babies were more 【C20】_____to graduate from high school and college.

A person’s home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n) “【C1】_____home”. But in general, and especially for the student or new wage earners, there are practical【C2】_____of cash and location on achieving that idea.

Cash【C3】________ in fact, often means that the only way of【C4】_____when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things【C5】__financially. There are obvious【C6】__of living at home—personal laundry is usually【C7】_____ done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to【C8】_____. And there is【C9】_____the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc.

On the other hand,【C10】_____depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family—【C11】__do you like them. Are you prepared to be【C12】__when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back. If you find that you cannot manage a(n)【C13】__, and that you finally have the money to leave, how do you【C14】_____finding somewhere else to live.

If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are【C15】_____well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always【C16】__. If you are going to work in a【C17】__area, again there are the papers—and the accommodation agencies,【C18】__these should be approached with【C19】__. Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the【C20】_____of the first week’s rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you.