Lauren Singer has produced almost no waste in the past two years，proving（證明） that a rubbish-free lifestyle isn't （1）

impossible

impossible

（possible）.
   Lauren studied environmental science at New York University，and it was during her student years that she （2）

began

began

（begin） working towards a zero-waste goal.Today she has learned to make all of her own everyday products，such as toothbrushes，soap， （3）

kitchen

kitchen

[?k?t??n] cleaner and so on，she also set up her own company， "the Simply Co"，through which she sells her home-made products.
   Lauren （4）

regularly

regularly

（regular） writes about her experiences of a zero-waste life on her blog.Lauren believes that the journey hasn't been easy. "I stopped （5）

buying

buying

（buy） new clothes and shopped for only second-hand things.I said （6）

no

no

to things like straws（吸管） in my drinks at bars，to （7）

plastic

plastic

[?pl?st?k] or paper bags at stores.
   However，Lauren's zero-waste life has been well worth the effort.She now saves a lot of money because she has （8）

planned

planned

[?pl?nd] well when she goes shopping and does not buy things which she won't use at all.She also gets healthier because she buys fresh organic（ 有機的） fruit and vegetables （9）

instead

instead

of packaged food.
   The 23-year-old girl has become （10）

a

a

model to many people.She's giving talks in schools and colleges，and also have more and more interviews about her zero-waste lifestyles on TV and radio worldwide.