When I first arrived here to take up my new job, I stayed in a hotel, but I soon started looking for a permanent (1) .......... The first flat I (2) .......... over was in a basement, and was obviously extremely damp in water. Quite apart from the fact that the only (3) .......... was of a brick wall. Then I had a look at a small flat in a modern block. It had a (4) .......... space and garden, but the

(5) .......... was far too high for me. I didn't want to end up in a tiny place, so I answered an ad for house-sharing. The house was in a quiet (6) .........., and as soon as I saw it I fell in love with it. There was a high overgrown (7) .......... around the front garden, and (8) .......... to park cars in the drive. The room to

(9) .......... looked out over the back garden, and had a big bay window. Althought it meant (10) .......... the kitchen and living room, I did have my own bathroom, really just a shower and washbasin crammed into what must have once been a cupboard.