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一年級到十二年級，下載格式有 Spreadsheet 以及 PDF
英文選擇題問題用字 "Which is ... ?" 是對的
TL;DR 英文選擇題題幹的問題用字 "Which is ... ?" 是對的。這是 "Which of the following is ... ?" 的簡化
（使用Google的幾個需要注意的地方）（有空再補充）
實際例子
Barron's How to Prepare for the TOEFL, 11th Edition
by Pamela J. Sharpe, Ph.D.
Model Test 7 p.423
34. Which of the following is ... ?
A ... B ... C ... D ...
35. Which is the oldest subsistence strategy?
A MigratingB Domesticating animals
C Farming
D Hunting and gathering
（以下這些線上試題也有如上的 Which of the following ... ? 寫法。有興趣的人自己點來看）
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
https://people.cs.rutgers.edu/~pxk/416/exam/old/exam3-2010-f.html
CS 416 Exam 3 Fall 2010
9. Which is true about the Transport Control Protocol (TCP)?
(a) It provides datagram (connectionless) service.
(b) It sends an acknowledgment for each packet received.
(c) It permits incoming data to arrive out of sequence.
(d) It was designed for Ethernet networks.
Purdue University
https://www.purdue.edu/provost/about/provostInitiatives/civics/sample-questions.html
Sample Purdue Civics Knowledge Test Items
2. Which is the most direct way the wishes of citizens are represented in the United States government?
A. Through the efforts of their employers.
B. By the actions of their elected officials.
C. Through the work of trade unions.
D. By the actions of state universities.
6. Which is a common theme in both the Magna Carta and the Constitution of the United States?
A. That individual liberty is essential.
B. That monarchy is the best form of government.
C. That all men are created equal and there should be no rulers.
D. That people must overthrow older governments.
Dutchess Community College
https://www.sunydutchess.edu/_resources/pdfs/SciencePlacementandSampleQuestions2021.pdf
Science Screening Test Guide & Sample Science Placement Test
16. Which is the smallest measurement listed?
a. Micrometer
b. Millimeter
c. Decameter
d. Nanometer
e. Megameter
bread 也有複數用法
The Britannina Dictionary (之前是 Merriam-Webster’s Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary) : bread
plural breads
1 … [COUNT]
- The bakery offers a nice selection of breads and pastries.
- The bakery offers a nice selection of breads and pastries.
或是用 onelook.com 查
美國超市的實際例子:
https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products/breads-rolls-bakery
Breads, Rolls & Bakery
…
Our cakes, breads, cookies and more are made without hydrogenated fats, high-fructose corn syrup or bromated flours.
No Panhandling
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/panhandle
panhandle2 verb [intransitive] especially American English informal
to ask for money in the streets SYN beg
今早開車離開附近的一家超市時，在出入口車道中間隔島上看到了新立的告示牌:
| NO LOITERING SOLICITING PANHANDLING |
前一陣子還是冬天的時候有幾次在那家超市出入口車道看到有人手裡拿著如下圖的厚紙板牌子乞討：
"... This may be done by vocal appeal (asking, requesting, coercing (badgering), sympathy appeals, harassment, threats, or demands) or by nonvocal appeal (usage of signs or other signals gestures, postures, children, animals, or props such as toys and musical instruments). It is a habitual manipulative, coercive, or intimidatory use of another individual's sympathy, fear, guilt, or insecurity for monetary gain."
Update 超市那邊仍是沒有，但是在別處公路中間隔島上又看到了……
A curiosity delay
"... You'll see a curiosity delay on the other direction." ——前些天看晨間新聞報導 Boston 的交通狀況時的一段報導。情況有如上方示意圖：右向車道車禍塞車。左向車道的駕駛因為好奇減速觀看(rubbernecking)，也造成塞車(a curiosity delay)。
上世紀末一位大學同學來訪，我們開車出去遊玩。在南下回程的高速公路上大塞車，開著開著，看到北上公路出事地點一個奇景——一架直昇機停在路中央（後來我講給老美朋友聽，他說那是 medevac – medical evacuation，遇到塞車時救護車無法在期限內到達以及送到醫院時就派直昇機搶救）。過了那地段後南下公路瞬間通暢。剛好車上的收音機也在報導這交通事故，我記得他說北上車道因為車禍塞車，南下車道也塞車“… due to curiosity.”
很巧，我在寫這篇時 Windows 11 的即時交通報導顯示：
Traffic incidents
20 minute delay due to stationary traffic on ... Rd
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