Road Test
I have failed twice in the road test, although I have got a driver license in China. The first reason I failed was that I was not a skilled driver, because I didn't drive a lot in China and in the US either. The first time I went to the road test was just one month after I purchased a car, so basically, I didn't practice a lot. The second reason was that I didn't pay enough attention to the nuances between Chineses and American traffic rules. Most of them are similar, but we don't have stop signs in China, so I was really not used to it, and the examiner thought I was too tentative. The third reason, which bedeviled me most was that I was prone to be anxious and tense. A bunch of friends believed that I must be able to pass the road test, because in daily life I could drive proficiently, but who knew what my feeling was in the test. I was so afraid of making mistakes, especially when I failed the first try, I became more scared next time.
Tomorrow will be my third time to take a road test, I kind of believe that after the failures, I have already understood the correct way to pass it as long as I don't panic even I run into some unexpected situations. I have rehearsed several times in my mind about the process of the road test to make sure that even if I will be nervous tomorrow, those actions were imprinted in the muscle so I can do it spontaneously.
Anyway, good luck to me! It's no big deal if I fail, I will keep going!
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Road Test
I have failed the driving skills test twice, even though I had a driver's license in China. The first reason I failed because I was not a skilled driver. I didn't drive a lot in China or the US . The first time I went for the road test was just one month after I purchased a car, so basically, I didn't practice a lot. The second reason was that I didn't pay enough attention to the nuances between Chineses and American traffic rules. Most of them are similar, but because we don't have stop signs in China I was not really used to it. The examiner also thought I was too tentative. The third reason, which bedeviled me the most, was that I was anxious and tense. Many of my friends believed that I should be able to pass the road test, because in daily life I could drive proficiently. Who would have though my feelings would have been part of the test? I was so afraid of making mistakes, especially after I failed the first time, that I was even more scared next time.Tomorrow will be my third time to take a road test. I kind of believe that because by past failures, I now understand how to pass it as long as I don't panic. I have rehearsed the process of the road test several times in my mind to ensure that, even if I am nervous tomorrow, those actions are part of my muscle memory so I can do them in the moment.
Anyway, good luck to me! It's no big deal if I fail, I will keep going!
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Road Test
Although I already have a driver license in China, I have twice taken and twice failed the road test here. The primary reason for my failures is that I am not an experienced and skilled driver completely due to not driving much either in China or in the US. The first time I took the road test was only one month after I had purchased a car, so, I simply did not have very much time to practice and gain experience.
The second reason was that I mistakenly did not allow for the nuances between Chinese and American traffic rules. While the majority of them are quite similar, the biggest difference is that we do not have stop signs in China. Thus, I was not entirely confident about doing this action and the examiner thought I was being entirely too tentative when I did.
The third reason, and the one which bedeviled me the most, was that I was, of course, naturally tense and anxious. Many of my friends felt that I would be able to pass the road test, because in my daily life, I am able to drive just as proficiently as everyone else does. However, under test conditions, no one could know how I would react, and especially after already having failed the first time (little did they know that I was even more scared the second time…).
Tomorrow will be my third time to take a road test, and I am hoping that after the earlier failures, I will know how to pass it just as long as I do not panic or freak out if an unexpected situation occurs. In my mind, I have rehearsed every imaginable part of the road test numerous times, so even if I am nervous, the correct response is now a mental habit, and I should be able to take the proper action spontaneously.
Anyway, wish me good luck! However, it is no big deal if I fail again, I will keep trying!*
Hi, Qi Zhang. Good job! Whatever changes I made were to allow your sentences to sound more natural to my native ears, to clarify your ideas, and for ease of reading. My apologies if I misinterpreted. I hope that this helps you. J.
*As to the test, best of luck! Once you buckle up, take some deep breaths to relax, and off you go! As to the writing, strive for clarity and conciseness. Yikes! I am somewhat afraid to ask [re no stop signs in China], but how can that even work? (*-^)
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I have failed twice in the road test, although I have got a driver license in China. The first reason I failed was that I was not a skilled driver, because I didn't drive a lot in China and in the US either. The first time I went to the road test was just one month after I purchased a car, so basically, I didn't practice a lot. The second reason was that I didn't pay enough attention to the nuances between Chinese and American traffic rules. Most of them are similar, but we don't have stop signs in China, so I was really not used to it, and the examiner thought I was too tentative. The third reason, which bedeviled me most was that I was prone to being anxious and tense. A bunch of friends believed that I must be able to pass the road test, because in daily life I could drive proficiently, but who knew what my feeling was in the test. I was so afraid of making mistakes, especially when I failed the first try, I became more scared next time.
Tomorrow will be my third time to take a road test, I kind of believe that after the failures, I have already understood the correct way to pass it as long as I don't panic even I run into some unexpected situations. I have rehearsed several times in my mind about the process of the road test to make sure that even if I will be nervous tomorrow, those actions were imprinted in the muscle so I can do it spontaneously.
Anyway, good luck to me! It's no big deal if I fail, I will keep going!
Tomorrow will be my third time to take a road test, I kind of believe that after the failures, I have already understood the correct way to pass it as long as I don't panic even I run into some unexpected situations. I have rehearsed several times in my mind about the process of the road test to make sure that even if I will be nervous tomorrow, those actions were imprinted in the muscle so I can do it spontaneously.
Anyway, good luck to me! It's no big deal if I fail, I will keep going!
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Thank you for your encouragement!
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It's better to fail than to make accident in the road to be honest. Good luck for your drive test tomorrow. :)
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