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41. ______ knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Answer: The proverb is 'A little knowledge is a dangerous thing', meaning a small amount of knowledge can be misleading.
42. He is ______ European, not an American.
Answer: The word 'European' begins with a consonant sound ('y'), so the article 'a' is used.
43. There were ______ people at the concert than expected.
Answer: 'Fewer' is the comparative form used with countable nouns like 'people'.
44. ______ of the witnesses could identify the culprit.
Answer: 'None of' is used with a plural noun to mean not a single one of a group of three or more.
45. This is ______ book I was telling you about.
Answer: 'The' is used to refer to a specific book that has already been mentioned or is known to the listener.
46. I have ______ work to do this evening.
Answer: 'A lot of' is used with the uncountable noun 'work' to indicate a large quantity.
47. ______ that glitters is not gold.
Answer: The proverb is 'All that glitters is not gold'.
48. He has lived in ______ USA for ten years.
Answer: 'The' is used before the names of countries that are plural or contain words like 'Republic', 'Kingdom', or 'States'.
49. Can I have ______ more coffee?
Answer: 'Some' is used in polite requests for an unspecified quantity of an uncountable noun.
50. ______ student has to submit their assignment by Friday.
Answer: 'Every' is used with a singular noun to emphasize that the statement applies to all individuals in the group.