南通科目四英文考试

1. Mr. Li drove a large bus with 21 passengers (capacity 35 people). He found the braking system was abnormal on the way but failed to repair it. When running on the Shuangdao Haiwan Bridge at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour (speed limit 40 km/h), the bus fell into the sea due to a braking system failure, killing 13 people and injuring 8. What is the main illegal act committed by Mr. Li?

A. Speeding

B. Fatigued driving

C. Carrying more passengers than permitted

D. Driving a motor vehicle with potential safety hazard

Answer: AD

2. When driving, besides paying attention to keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front, drivers should also be prudent when braking so as to avoid a rear-end collision caused by a vehicle behind.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

3. When a fast-moving vehicle encounters an emergency the driver should turn to evade first and then brake to slow down so as to mitigate the damage.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

4. What does this sign on the fly-over junction indicate?

A. Turn right

B. Drive straight or turn left

C. Drive straight or turn right

D. Take a U-turn under bridge

Answer: B

5. When driving in a strong wind, drivers should abruptly turn the steering wheel to return to the original direction if they feel the vehicle deviates horizontally due to a strong gale.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

6. The sign on the right warns drivers to yield for oncoming motor vehicles.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

7. When driving on an expressway, which of the following statements is not correct?

A. Drivers are not allowed to drive by riding or rolling on the lane dividing line

B. Drivers are prohibited from driving on road shoulders

C. Drivers may overtake on the ramp, the acceleration lane or the deceleration lane

D. Drivers are prohibited from learning to drive

Answer: C

8. Under such circumstances, the motor vehicle is allowed to overtake.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

9. When a motor vehicle breaks down and has to be stopped on the highway, what should the driver do?

A. Set up a breakdown warning sign 150 meters behind the vehicle

B. Set up a breakdown warning sign 100 meters behind the vehicle

C. If it happens at night, turn on the clearance lamp and rear position lamp

D. Turn on the hazard lamps

Answer: ACD

10. When the electric equipment and gasoline of a motor vehicle catches fire, the driver may extinguish the fire with water.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

11. The guide arrow on the road surface of this lane indicates that drivers are only permitted to continue straight at the intersection ahead.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

12. When passing this mountainous road, motor vehicle drivers should drive along the center of the road.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

13. When encountering this situation, which of the following is the correct way to overtake other vehicles?

A. Turn on high-beam

B. Use high-beam and low-beam alternatively

C. Turn on low-beam

D. Turning on hazard lamp

Answer: B

14. When a motor vehicle accidentally hits the guardrail of the highway, what should be done by the driver in order to keep safe?

A. Firmly holding and properly adjusting the steering wheel

B. Turning swiftly to the opposite direction

C. Immediately applying emergency braking

D. Immediately steering to the collision side

Answer: A

15. Which one of the following statements is correct in this situation?

A. Vehicles are prohibited from passing in the lanes on either side

B. Move into the lane on either side at a reduced speed

C. Move into the lane on the right side

D. Move into the lane on either side at an increased speed

Answer: A

16. Which of the following is a basic requirement for rescuing the injured at the scene of a traffic accident?

A. Treat wounds first and safe life later

B. Save life first and treat wounds later

C. Help lightly wounded persons first

D. Help seriously wounded persons later

Answer: B

17. When there is a sudden braking failure on a downhill road, what should be done by the driver?

A. Driving to an emergency lane and reducing speed to stop

B. Dropping the gear by two positions

C. Changing to the reverse gear to force the vehicle to stop

D. Reducing speed by pulling up the handbrake

Answer: A

18. When a motor vehicle enters an expressway from the ramp, which of the following lamps should be turned on?

A. The left-turn indicator

B. The right-turn indicator

C. The hazard warning lamp

D. The headlamp

Answer: A

19. The sign on the right indicates that sounding the horn is prohibited here.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

20. The sign on the right indicates that no long-sounding horn.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

21. When extinguishing fire, the synthetic-made garments should not be taken off in order to protect the exposed skin from burning.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

22. Unless stopping due to obstacles or vehicle breakdown on an expressway, motor vehicles are not allowed to stop to pick up or drop off people or load and unload cargo.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

23. The sign in front indicates that vehicles except large passenger vehicles are not allowed to drive on the right lane.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

24. For a temporary stop on a foggy day, the driver should only turn on the fog lamp and the low-beam

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

25. When approaching a vehicle on a narrow slope, which one of the following ways is correct?

A. The descending vehicle yields to the ascending

B. The vehicle which is further from the slope crest should yield

C. The ascending vehicle yields to the descending

D. If the descending vehicle has reached the midpoint while the ascending vehicle has not yet set out, the descending vehicle must yield.

Answer: A