The end of the school year was in sight and spirits were high. I was back teaching after an absence of 15 years， dealing with the various kinds of "forbidden fruit" that come out of book bags. Now was the spring of the water pistol （手枪）.

I decided to think up a method of dealing with forbidden fruit.

"Please bring that pistol to me，" I said."I'm going to put it in my Grandma's Box."

"What's that？" they asked.

"It's a large wooden chest full of toys for my grandchildren，" I replied.

"You don't have grandchildren，" someone said.

"I don't now，" I replied. "But someday I will. When I do，my box will be full of wonderful things for them."

My imaginary Grandma's Box worked like magic that spring， and later. Sometimes students would ask me to describe all the things I had in it. Then I would try to remember the different possessions I supposedly had taken away ﹣ since I seldom actually kept them. Usually the offenderwould appear at the end of the day，and I would return the belonging.

The years went by， and my first grandchild Gordon was born. I shared my joy with that year's class. Then someone said， "Now you can use your Grandma's Box." From then on，instead of coming to ask their possessions back， the students would say，"That's okay. Put it in your Grandma's Box for Gordon."

I loved talking about the imaginary box， not only with my students but also with my own children. They enjoyed hearing about all the forbidden fruit I had collected. Then one Christmas I received a surprise gift ﹣ a large， beautifully made wooden chest. My son Bruce had made my Grandma's Box a reality.

（1）What was the author's purpose in having the conversation with the students？ 　

A．	To collect the water pistol.
B．	To talk about her grandchildren.
C．	To recommend some toys.
D．	To explain her teaching method.

（2）What do the underlined words"the offender" in paragraph 8 refer to？ 　　

A．	The student's parent.
B．	The maker of the Grandma's Box.
C．	The author's grandchild.
D．	The owner of the forbidden fruit.

（3）What did the students do after they learned about the birth of Gordon？ 　　

A．	They went to play with the baby.
B．	They asked to see the Grandma's Box.
C．	They made a present for Gordon.
D．	They stopped asking their toys back.

（4）What can we infer about the author？ 　 　

A．	She enjoys telling jokes.
B．	She is a strict and smart teacher.
C．	She loves doing woodwork.
D．	She is a responsible grandmother.