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Nadia Comaneci was ___1___ in Romania on 12 November 1961. When she was six years old, she took up ___2___. She was very determined and learnt quickly and was later sent to participate in several ___3___. She showed great promise. Under the instruction of very capable coaches, Bella and Martha Karoly, Nadia soon ___4___ a tough competitor to contend with. She was technically brilliant and mentally very ___5___.In 1975, at the age of 13, Nadia ___6___ the European championship for gymnastics. She became a star almost overnight. She was the 'darling' of the court. The next year, she took the all-round title and set the ___7___ of scoring a perfect '10', not once but four times in the Olympic Games at Montreal. Nadia faced serious training difficulties when she grew ___8___ by ten centimeters. However, she persevered and ___9___ on to win the Olympic gold again in Moscow in 1980. Her last competition was in the world student games in July 1981. She has since retired and ___10___ in California.

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1. born   2. gymnastics   3. competitions   4. became   5. strong   6. won   7. record   8. taller   9. went   10. lives

Nadia Comaneci was born in Romania on 12 November 1961. When she was six years old, she took up gymnastics. She was very determined and learnt quickly and was later sent to participate in several competitions. She showed great promise. Under the instruction of very capable coaches, Bella and Martha Karoly, Nadia soonbecame a tough competitor to contend with. She was technically brilliant and mentally very strong.In 1975, at the age of 13, Nadia won the European championship for gymnastics. She became a star almost overnight. She was the 'darling' of the court. The next year, she took the all-round title and set the record of scoring a perfect '10', not once but four times in the Olympic Games at Montreal. Nadia faced serious training difficulties when she grew taller by ten centimeters. However, she persevered and went on to win the Olympic gold again in Moscow in 1980. Her last competition was in the world student games in July 1981. She has since retired and lives in California.