Open Question: The Race Case (fun riddle)?

answer the following as best as you can, don't cheat, and don't wiki, google, or yahoo your answers. 1.You're participating in a race, you overtake the second person, what position are you in? 2. If you overtake the last person, what place are you in? 3. (Do this one in your head, don't use calculators) Take 1000, add 40 to it. Now add another 1000, now add 30. Add another 1000, now add 20. Add another 1000, now add 10. What's the total? 4. A mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done. Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of sunglasses. How does he indicate what he wants?