Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap.

Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, On February 11th, 1847. His family (76) _{………………..………} to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school (77) _{………………..………} only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self – educated. His natural curiosity (78) _{………………..………} him to start experimenting at young age. Thomas Edison lit (79) _{………………..………} the world with his invention of the electric light. Though the electric light seems to be the (80) _{………………..………} useful, it was not his (81) _{………………..………} invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 (82) _{………………..………} inventions. About every two weeks, he (83) _{………………..………} something new. He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked (84) _{………………..………} intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions (85) _{………………..………} improved the quality of life all over the world.