湘西英语驾考科目四

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 a motor vehicle into a traffic flow, drivers should not hold up other vehicles.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

3. One day, Mr. Yang drove a large bus with 57 passengers (bus capacity 55 people) from 7 pm to 1 am the following morning. At the spot of 3008 kilometers mark by 110 meters on the No. 050 National Road in Jin Chengjiang District, the bus had a malignant traffic accident caused by front left tire burst, killing 12 people and injuring 22. What is the main illegal act committed by Mr. Yang?

A. Fatigued driving

B. Carrying more passengers than permitted

C. Speeding

D. Misoperation

Answer: AB

4. Motor vehicles are permitted to follow the guidance of the arrow in this picture and enter the lane of an expressway.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

5. 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: B

6. When a front tire bursts, after controlling the driving direction, what should be done by the driver in order to slow down and stop?

A. Immediately change to a high gear

B. Immediately change to a low gear

C. Immediately change to the neutral gear

D. Apply emergency braking

Answer: B

7. How to pass the intersection when running straight

A. turn on the hazard lights and pass

B. directly speed up and pass straight

C. yield to the vehicle from the right road

D. yield to the vehicle from the left road

Answer: C

8. This sign warns of an intersection of railways and highways ahead.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

9. If a motor vehicle deviates from the straight direction due to steering failure, what should be done by the driver in order to reduce speed and stop the vehicle as soon as possible?

A. Gently depressing the brake pedal

B. Pulling up the handbrake

C. Immediately changing to a low gear to reduce speed

D. Decisively and continuously depressing and releasing the brake pedal

Answer: D

10. What should motor vehicle drivers do when going straight and passing through the intersection ahead?

A. Reduce speed when approaching the intersection

B. Reduce speed after entering the intersection

C. May pass through the intersection without speed reduction

D. Accelerate in advance to pass through the intersection

Answer: A

11. When a motor vehicle temporarily stops at night, which lamp should be turned on?

A. Front and rear fog lamp, clearance lamp and rear position lamp

B. Head lamp, clearance lamp and rear position lamp

C. Hazard lamp, clearance lamp and rear position lamp

D. Reverse lamp, clearance lamp and rear position lamp

Answer: C

12. The cross-hatched marking indicates an area where vehicle drivers are allowed to stop and wait.

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 going straight or turning right, drivers are not allowed to drive on or across the guide lines on both sides of the intersection.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

15. At 3: 40 a.m. one day, Mr. Sun drove a large bus with 54 passengers(capacity 55 people). At the spot of 229 kilometers mark by 300 meters on Suiyue Expressway, the bus had a rear-end collision with a heavy semi-trailer driven by Mr. Li when passengers were getting off from the bus. As a result of the accident, 26 people were killed and 29 injured. According to the investigation afterwards, Mr. Li had been driving the bus since he left the place of departure at 6 p.m. the day before without any rest. What are the main illegal acts of the two drivers?

A. Mr. Sun illegally parked

B. Mr. Sun carried more passengers than permitted

C. Mr. Li exceeded speed limit

D. Mr. Li kept driving when tired

Answer: AD

16. If a fast moving vehicle has a steering failure, using emergency braking can easily cause an overturn.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

17. Mr. Ran drove his car from 6am until 11 am without rest, falling down a steep 8.5-meter ridge at one side of a highway 1 km from Xunan Road in Xuahan County, killing 13 people and injuring 9. Which of the following law-breaking acts did Mr Ran commit?

A. Speeding

B. Driving not in accordance with the traffic markings

C. Exceeding carrying capacity

D. Fatigued driving

Answer: D

18. When the engine suddenly stalls on the road and cannot be restarted, the driver should apply emergency braking to force the vehicle to stop as fast as possible.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

19. It is safest for a motor vehicle driver to overtake the vehicle in front from its righthand on this kind of road.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

20. When driving on a muddy road, what should drivers do to pass at an even speed without stopping?

A. Use the handbrake

B. Press the clutch pedal

C. Press the brake pedal

D. Use the accelerator pedal

Answer: D

21. When a motor vehicle on an expressway stops in an emergency due to breakdown or an accident, what should the driver and the passengers do?

A. Stand in front of the motor vehicle

B. Wait in the motor vehicle for rescue

C. Stand behind the motor vehicle

D. Promptly move to the road shoulder on the right side or the emergency lane

Answer: D

22. When a collision occurs on the passenger seat side or the impact is relatively small, which of the following methods is incorrect?

A. Firmly holding the steering wheel

B. Stretching both feet forward

C. Jumping out of the vehicle from one side

D. Leaning body backwards against the seat

Answer: C

23. When driving on this dangerous mountainside road motor vehicle drivers should drive along the left side of the road.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

24. In such circumstances, which one of the following statements is the safest measure for a motor vehicle driver to take?

A. Accelerate to overtake the vehicle in front as soon as possible

B. Voluntarily reduce speed and refrain from overtaking

C. Sound the horn to warn the vehicle in front to yield

D. Turn on the headlamp to warn the oncoming vehicle to yield

Answer: B

25. When making a turn on a mountainous road, drivers should cut speed, sound the horn and drive along the right side.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A