Answer: He is trying to sound optimistic even though he is not.
this should be the second bubble.You will get this question in a quiz.
Should take is verb phrase and its action
<span>The answer to this question is the thumbs up icon from the top left option box, since "(Y)" was used as the shortcut for the thumbs up emoticon in the MSN Messenger, one of the most popular chat programs of the time.</span>