我是英文盲，请帮忙答一下下面的题目，小妹非常感谢。

Root generation gap distance complain popular
Traditional common elderly

请用上面单词的真确形式填空。
1.In England （ ） is measured in miles, not in kilometers.
2.That gentleman was rather （ ） with grey hair and clear blue eyes.
3.The （ ） is difficult for both the younger and the older generations
4.It was the kind of play which kept me （ ） in my seat.
5.The suzhou dialect has much in （ ） with the shanghai dialect.
6.My students often （ ） about the food served at the canteen.
7.Most of the foreign students took courses as chinese （ ） Medicine,painting and calligraphy.
8.He's a good politician but he isn't（ ） 。
麻烦再帮忙翻译一下，并说明答案的原因。谢谢了！
非常感谢一楼的，不知道这位是大哥还是大姐是弟还是妹的人，我已经是个工作几的人了，但是现在报了夜大，特想学好英语，可是基础差，老师讲的都听不懂，希望这位能不能赐教，教我该如何学好英语。

自己的事情自己解决,不要老依靠别人!!等你高考的时候,难道你也要上百度知道上来问吗?

1.In England （ distance） is measured in miles, not in kilometers.
在英国，距离用英里来衡量，不是用公里。
2.That gentleman was rather （ old）（elderly的变形） with grey hair and clear blue eyes.
那个有着灰头发，清澈的蓝眼睛的先生非常老。
3.The （ gap） is difficult for both the younger and the older generations.
代沟对年轻一代和年老一代都非常困难。
4.It was the kind of play which kept me （rooting ） in my seat.
这是那种使我坐在座位上不肯动的游戏。
5.The suzhou dialect has much in （common ） with the shanghai dialect.
苏州口音跟上海口音很相似。
6.My students often （ complain） about the food served at the canteen.
我的学生经常抱怨学校餐厅的食物。
7.Most of the foreign students took courses as chinese （Traditional ） Medicine,painting and calligraphy.
大多数外国留学生选择中医，绘画和书法等课程。
8.He's a good politician but he isn't（popular ）.
他是个不错的政治家，但他并不受欢迎。

1,distance 2,elderly 3,Root 4,common(?)5,gap 6,complain 7,Traditional 8,popular

1-distance 在英格兰距离是用英里测算的，而不是公里