Ⅱ Translate the following Chinese into English.
1. 领先；在……前面
2. 举手
3. 昏迷；失去知觉
4. 老实说
5. 照射在……上
6. 代替某人
7. 长话短说
8. 小菜一碟；很容易
9. 再接再厉
10. 大吃一惊；吓了一跳

be ahead of
raise one's hand
pass out
to be honest
shine down on
take one's place
to make a long story short
a piece of cake
keep up the good work
jump out of one's skin

Ⅲ Complete the sentences with the right forms of the phrases from above.
1. I thought I could finish the task by myself and it turned out to be .
2. — What happened at the meeting?
— Well, , ten people are going to lose their jobs.
3. I nearly when I saw the blood on the floor.
4. Mike hoped that I would as the head of the company. He thought I was able to do his work well.
5. I know you guys love going to parties. , I'm not fond of parties.
6. I when that alarm went off in the middle of the night.
7. It was a sunny day. We lay on the beach and the sun us.
8. If you have any questions in class, please , boys and girls.
9. I'm going to have all of my work done my vacation.
10. You're all doing a great job! Please .

a piece of cake
to make a long story short
passed out
take his place
jumped out of my skin
shone down on
raise your hands
ahead of
keep up the good work
To be honest

A
Gertrude was relieved to be back in middle school. She took a little more care in getting herself ready that morning, and she looked better than normal. She tried harder in school, and she felt smarter than usual. She helped more around the house, and she felt better than typical. Soon the pattern of success replaced the pattern of mediocrity, and Gertrude became great at everything.
() The underlined word “mediocrity” means ______.
A.speciality
B.ordinariness
C.quietness
D.peace

B