Q: It is classified as a Beta World City, ranking seventh in Latin America and 73rd in the world. Described as a "vibrant, eclectic place with a rich cultural life", and "a thriving tech center and entrepreneurial culture", Montevideo ranks 8th in Latin America on the 2013 MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. By 2014, is also regarded as the fifth most gay-friendly major city in the world, first in Latin America. It is the hub of commerce and higher education in Uruguay as well as its chief port. The city is also the financial and cultural hub of a larger metropolitan area, with a population of around 2 million.

A Spanish expedition was sent from Buenos Aires, organized by the Spanish governor of that city, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala. On 22 January 1724, the Spanish forced the Portuguese to abandon the location and started populating the city, initially with six families moving in from Buenos Aires and soon thereafter by families arriving from the Canary Islands who were called by the locals "guanches", "guanchos" or "canarios". There was also one significant early Italian resident by the name of Jorge Burgues.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is the City of focus?
2. What recognition did it get in 2014?
3. What about in 2013?
4. What did Zabala organize?
5. What happened in 1724?
6. And who was Zabala?
7. From which islands did some arrive?
8. What was one name for those folks?
9. Who called them by those names?
10. What is the name of the early Italian settler?
11. What type of hub is the city of a larger metro area?
A: 1. Montevideo
2. %th most gay friendly
3. 8th in Latin America on the 2013 MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index
4. An expedition
5. Portugese were forced to abandon the location
6. Governor of Buenos Aires
7. Canary Islands
8. Canarios
9. Locals
10. Jorge Burgues.
11. Commerce and higher education
Q: One sunny morning, Stewart chose to go to the beach. He knew that a rainstorm was going to arrive on Saturday and wanted to enjoy some sun before it arrived.

Stewart laid on his belly and began reading his newspaper. As he was enjoying the sun and the newspaper, he saw a bug crawl across his blanket. At first Stewart thought it was an ant, but the bug was moving too slowly to be an ant. As Stewart leaned in for a closer look, the bug cried out, "Excuse me, sir! Can you help me?" Stewart was surprised and jumped to his feet. "You can talk!" he shouted. "Yes," said the bug. "Please help me! As you might know, there is a rainstorm coming into town. Unfortunately, I do not have a place to call home. I need to find somewhere to sleep before the rain washes me away!" Stewart felt sad. "Gee," he cried. "That sounds terrible!"

Stewart thought about the problem. "Perhaps you can stay at my house," he said. The bug jumped for joy and said, "Oh, that would be wonderful!" The two traveled back to Stewart's house and the bug found a soft spot to sleep.

The next day, the sky had darkened and rain clouds appeared all over town. Just as the news had said, a rainstorm had arrived. When Stewart woke up, he looked for the bug but could not find him. Then, he saw something flying around his house. "Thank you for letting me sleep here last night," said the butterfly. It was the bug! "I knew I could not change into a butterfly if I was out in the rain. I won't forget your kindness." After speaking, the butterfly flew away. Stewart stood in his doorway and shouted, "Goodbye!"

Answer the following questions:
1. Where did Stewart choose to go?
2. What was going to arrive on Saturday?
3. What did he want to enjoy before rain arrived?
4. What did Stewart lay on?
5. What did he then read?
6. What then crawled across his blanket?
7. What did he think the bug was at first?
8. Was the bug moving slowly?
9. Did the bug talk to Stewart?
10. What did the bug say?
11. What did the bug say was coming to town?
12. What did the bug need to do before the rainstorm?
A: 1. the beach
2. a rainstorm
3. some sun
4. his belly
5. his newspaper.
6. a bug
7. an ant
8. Yes
9. Yes.
10. "Excuse me, sir! Can you help me?"
11. a rainstorm
12. find somewhere to sleep
Q: Islamabad, Pakistan -- A Pakistani government minister who had said he was getting death threats because of his opposition to a controversial blasphemy law was shot to death Wednesday.

Shahbaz Bhatti was the only Christian member of the Cabinet in Pakistan, where 95 percent of people are Muslim. He served as the government's minister of minority affairs.

He was shot and killed in Islamabad on Wednesday morning, Pakistani police said. The Taliban claimed responsibility.

"(The) assassination of Bhatti is a message to all of those who are against Pakistan's blasphemy laws," said Ihsanullah Ihsan, a Taliban spokesman.

Bhatti had been critical of the law, saying at one point, "I am ready to sacrifice my life for the principled stand I have taken because the people of Pakistan are being victimized under the pretense of blasphemy law."

Other officials have also been targeted for opposing the blasphemy law, which makes it a crime punishable by death to insult Islam, the Quran or the Prophet Mohammed.

In January, the governor of Punjab province, Salman Taseer, was assassinated by his security guard because he spoke out against the law.

After Taseer's death, Bhatti pledged to continue pushing for amendments in the law.

"I will campaign for this ... these fanatics cannot stop me from moving any further steps against the misuse of (the) blasphemy law," he said at the time.

Bhatti said he was facing threats on his life, but was not afraid.

"I was told by the religious extremists that if you will make any amendments in this law, you will be killed," he said.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was getting death threats?
2. Of what country?
3. What was his name?
4. What happened to him?
5. Why?
6. When?
7. What was his religion?
8. Who shot him?
9. What was he against?
10. Was he the only person that opposed them?
11. Was he scared?
12. Was anyone else killed for the same reason?
13. Who?
14. Who killed him?
15. When?
16. What was Taseer's position?
17. What was his job?
18. Of what?
A:
1. government minister
2. Pakistan
3. Shahbaz Bhatti
4. shot and killed
5. blasphemy
6. Wednesday morning
7. Christian
8. Taliban
9. blasphemy laws
10. No
11. yes
12. yes
13. Salman Taseer
14. security guard
15. In January
16. against
17. governor
18. Punjab