八、阅读短文，回答问题（10分）
“Conkers” is a children’s game in the UK. The game started in around 1850. English children collect the conkers（七叶树果）from trees in September and October. They use these conkers to play a game.
You need two players, two conkers and two pieces of string（绳子）about 20 cm long. Each player cuts a hole（洞）in the middle of their conker and puts a piece of string through the hole. The idea is to find the strongest（最硬的）conker.
One player holds up his string with the conker at the bottom（最下部）. The other player then hits the first player’s conker as hard as he or she can. Then the first player does the same to the other player’s.
They keep doing this till one conker breaks（破碎）. The strongest conker wins（赢得）one game, so it is called a “one-er”. If a “one-er” wins another game, it becomes a “two-er” and so on.
Some schools stop children from playing “Conkers” because they think the game can be dangerous. Now there are online “Conkers” games.

每题答案不超过6个单词
1. How long is the history of the game “Conkers”?

2. When can the children in the UK play “Conkers”?

3. If a conker wins four games, what does it become?

4. Why do some schools stop students from playing “Conkers”?

5. How do you like the game of “Conkers”?

九、书面表达（15分）
假如你们班举行了主题为“A Plan for Mother’s Day”的班会活动，鼓励大家向妈妈表达感恩之情。同学们各抒己见。请你写一篇英文短文作为班会总结，并谈谈自己的计划和看法。（70词左右，所给开头不计入总词数）

My classmates plan to celebrate Mother’s Day in different ways.