题目内容：

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

My name is Tabitha, a 36­-year-­old mother living with my three kids in West Tennessee. I 1. (lose) my job a couple of weeks ago and I am still searching for work now. The town where I live is quite small and finding a job here has proven to be 2.  major task.

Since leaving my last job, I have found that it's 3. (difficult) to make myself employed again than I expected. I have become a full­time homemaker, 4.  (take) care of my motherly duties as well as housework. Apart from caring for my children and taking care of the house, I am still busy looking for part­time and full­time 5.  (employ) to help my family financially, 6. (frequent) visit our local career center and search online if I have very little free time.

To be frank, I admit that being unemployed is 7.  (stress). I usually find myself lying awake at night and wondering 8. I'm going to support my family if I cannot find a job. In my inner heart, I never think about giving up. Having devoted much effort to my job­hunting, I believe 9. will pay off one day. Therefore, I will continue to search until I find one that allows me 10. (provide) an income for my family.