Question

revolutionary spies
creating connections social studies: world history iii
fact or fiction: a farmer
and a high - school
principal started a spy
ring. then, they used
invisible ink, laundry, and
a dictionary to defeat the
worlds strongest military.
it sounds like a movie
plot, doesnt it? well, it
really happened! that
farmer was commander -
in - chief george
washington. and that spy ring helped the continental army
win against the better - equipped british forces.
early in the revolutionary war (1775 - 1783), the british took
over new york city. washington wanted someone to sneak
in and snoop. spying was risky. but one soldier, nathan
hale, volunteered. hale managed to spy a bit in 1776 until
was captured by the british. he was
hanged the next morning.
washington decided random volunteers
werent going to get the job done.
in this passage, the word volunteer means
__________.
a. a person who does something too slowly
b. a person who does something too quickly
c. a person who chooses to do something
d. a person who is forced to do something

Explanation:

La palabra "volunteer" en inglés significa "voluntario", es decir, una persona que elige hacer algo de forma espontánea y no por obligación. En el contexto del texto, Nathan Hale se ofreció (voluntarió) para realizar una tarea arriesgada (espiar), lo que implica que decidió hacerlo por su propia voluntad.

Answer:

C. a person who chooses to do something