At Carl Sandburg Middle School in New York, a group of students are helping animals. They raise money and learn about things   A  animal care and safety.

“I joined the club last year because I wanted to help animals and learned how animals helped people,” a student, Betty said. “We did a lot of things for the animal shelters. I also learned how service dogs helped the disabled people. ”

Betty is a member of an after-school club called Helping Animals. The club has about 40 student members.

Laurie Shelley is a teacher and she organized it last year. “We have so many students who love animals and want to help,” Shelley said. “I like animals, too. When people advised me to start the club,I thought it was a great idea. ”

The students are having a yard sale to sell old things. The students also made cards and sold them to students. They made some money and gave it away to the Animal Rescue Force.

Betty said she learned how important service dogs are to the disabled people. “They make their lives easier. They open doors for their owners. They can pick up keys from the ground and give them to their owners. I didn't know they were so great until I joined the club. ”

根据短文内容完成下列任务。
【小题1】回答问题：Who organized the club？
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【小题2】联系上下文在A处填入一个恰当的短语使句意通顺。
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【小题3】将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
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【小题4】写出文中划线单词it指代的内容。
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【小题5】从文中找出下列句子的同义句。
Before joining the club I didn't know they were so great.
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