挑选: to choose, to select...
空洞: cavity, empty, vacuous...
何苦: why bother, is it worth the trouble?...
小品: short, simple literary or artistic creation, essay, skit...
急切: eager, impatient...
红: red, popular, revolutionary, bonus...
思路: train of thought, thinking, reason, reasoning...
情不自禁: unable to restrain emotions, cannot help...
考察: to inspect, to observe and study, on-the-spot investigation...
夺魁: to seize, to win...