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Beth Jones was only eight years old when she first tried __1__ (play) the drums. This was during a lunchtime music club at school, which she only went to because it was snowing __2__ (heavy). Of all the musical instruments, the drums were the most interesting to Beth. She thought it was cool that there were so __3__ different shapes and sizes of drums, and she wanted to hit them, to see what they sounded like.

Now, Beth is thirteen and __4__ (give) concerts around the country. She also has her own video channel and gets over a million __5__ (hit) a year. What's amazing is that Beth hasn't ever been to a drum lesson. "You can learn anything on the Internet, so I've never felt it was very important for me to take classes," explains Beth.

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Giving concerts __6__ (be) not easy for Beth in the beginning because usually she only played drums alone in her bedroom __7__ she came home from school. At her first concert, she played __8__ a band with many adults. She could feel hundreds of pairs of eyes __9__ (look) at her, and that made her feel afraid.

So, does Beth enjoy being famous now? "I didn't plan to be famous," she says. "All I want is to show others __10__ I love. I don't think I'm someone special. I just want everybody to have a great time at my concerts."

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