Subject 4 of Chinese Driving License Exam for Foreigners

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

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

2. When the tire pressure is too low, what will happen if the tire changes its shape in waves and increases in temperature due to fast movement?

A. Unstable tire pressure

B. Even lower tire pressure

C. Driving resistance increases

D. Tire burst

Answer: D

3. When a motor vehicle encounters a group of youngsters bypassing the motor vehicles parking beside the road, the driver should slow down voluntarily and yield.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

4. Under such circumstances, motor vehicle drivers may sound the horn at the proper time and speed up to pass through.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

5. When the windscreen of a motor vehicle on the highway is cracked by flying rocks or debris which makes visibility poor, the driver should reduce speed gradually, turn on the hazard warning lamps, drive to a place where it will not obstruct the traffic flow and stop there.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

6. The driver should drive on the left in this kind of tunnel.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

7. In which ones of the following ways can motor vehicle drivers effectively prevent braking failure?

A. Maintaining the braking system periodically

B. Checking the free brake pedal travel before driving

C. Using the braking system correctly to avoid brake-fade

D. For vehicles with hydraulic braking system, checking if the brake fluid leaks before driving

Answer: ABCD

8. How to ensure safe driving at night?

A. Drive at speed limit

B. Cut speed and drive carefully

C. Maintain the current speed

D. Drive above the speed limit

Answer: B

9. After setting off from the roadside, motor vehicle drivers should speed up as soon as possible and make a sharp left-turn in order to drive into the normal lane.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

10. If a motor vehicle breaks down or causes a traffic accident on the expressway and cannot run normally the vehicle may be towed by any accompanying motor vehicles.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

11. What should the driver do upon finding that one of the right tires is leaking while driving?

A. Brake swiftly to slow down

B. Brake slowly to slow down

C. Turn to the left side swiftly

D. Apply emergency braking

Answer: B

12. When a motor vehicle deviates from the normal direction due to steering failure, what should the driver do?

A. Immediately steer and adjust

B. Reduce speed and stop the vehicle as early as possible

C. Steer to the side where there is no obstacle to evade

D. Steer to the side where there is an obstacle to evade

Answer: B

13. Mr. Tong drove a large bus (capacity 55 people and carrying 54) to Taiyuan City. When he drove on a muddy road at the speed of 45 kilometers per hour, the bus skidded into a deep ditch, killing 14 people dead and badly injuring 40 What is the main illegal act committed by Mr. Tong?

A. Overloaded

B. Speeding

C. Driving after drinking

D. Fatigued driving

Answer: B

14. 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

15. The sign in front gives information about the direction of road exits.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

16. When a motor vehicle needs to stop for inspection after having an accident on an expressway, where should the driver park?

A. On the far outer lane

B. On the inner lane

C. On the emergency lane

D. In the triangle area on the ramp

Answer: C

17. The sign on the right indicates a bypass flow intersection ahead.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

18. The driver should pay attention to the left side when the motor vehicle passes this intersection.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

19. What is the meaning of the sign on the right?

A. Drive on the right side of the road ahead

B. No entry ahead

C. One-way road ahead

D. Watch for the right-hand intersection ahead

Answer: C

20. Which one of the following is the safest way when driving a motor vehicle on this road?

A. Speed up and bypass the obstacle

B. Take the opposite lane and compel the other vehicle to yield

C. Stop and yield to the oncoming vehicle

D. Sound the horn or turn on the headlamp

Answer: C

21. Mr. Ye drove a midsize van to Shangwen Road of Beitou Town. When passing a curve at the spot of 3 kilometers mark by 600 meters on the road, the van had a head-on collision at the speed of 40 kilometers per hour with Mr. Wang’s three-wheeled freight motorcycle carrying 19 passengers, killing 10 people and injuring 9. What are the main illegal acts committed by the two drivers?

A. Mr. Ye drove an unpermitted vehicle type

B. Mr. Wang drove a freight motorcycle to carry passengers

C. Mr. Ye exceeded the speed limit

D. Mr. Wang failed to follow the guidance of the traffic signal lights

Answer: BC

22. Under such circumstances, motor vehicles are not allowed to overtake.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

23. Drivers needn’t yield to pedestrians who display such behavior.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

24. Mr. Qian drove a large sleeper coach with 45 passengers (capacity 40 people) at a speed of more than 40 kilometers per hour. On a long slope with sharp curves in Basu County, the coach fell into a 100-meter-deep valley, killing 17 people and injuring 20. What is the main illegal act committed by Mr. Qian?

A. Making a cellphone call while driving

B. Speeding

C. Carrying more people than permitted

D. Fatigued driving

Answer: BC

25. The broken and solid white line on the road indicates that crossing is allowed on the solid line side.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B