My name's Laura, and I have a journalism degree. When I finished university last year, I started looking 1     at   for   after   a job as a journalist. I applied for hundreds of jobs all over the UK, and I went to a 2     few   little   lot   interviews, but they all told 3     I   my   me   that they needed someone with experience. I never got 4     a   some   any   job offers.

After four months of applying for journalism jobs, I 5     did decide   decided   decide   to take any type of work while I continued planning my professional future. Now I 6     am working   worked   work   as a waitress at a restaurant 7     in front of   next to   opposite   my home – I just need to cross the street and I'm 8     at the   at   in the   work. It's a temporary job, but I started it five months ago!

I enjoy 9     working   to work   work   as a waitress. I'm a very social person, and working at a restaurant you meet people all the time, but it is also physically hard. When I am at home, I 10     feel usually   usually am   am usually   exhausted, and I 11     can't to think   don't cant think   can't think   about my future career as a journalist. What 12     do I going   am I going   I'm going   to do?

I think that the 13     better   goodest   best   thing I can do is quit my job, but I'm living alone, and I need the money for the rent. My parents 14     have tell   has told   have told   me to leave the restaurant and move back with them until I find a good job, but I 15     not want   'm not want   don't want   to lose my independence.