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1. Read the passage below, and then try to guess the meaning of the words in bold type without using a dictionary.

Ian Restil, a 15-year-old computer hacker, broke through the online security system of a "big-time software firm" called Juki Micronics. Once inside, the young rascal posted every employee's salary on the company's website alongside nude pictures, each bearing the caption "The Big Bad Bionic Boy has been here Baby." But instead of calling in the police authorities, Jukt executives, at much expense, decided to hire the teenage hacker, who had since obtained the services of an agent, Joe Hiert - super-agent to super-nerds. Deals like this have interfered with efforts to prosecute hackers, and law enforcement officials in Nevada have got so desperate that they have started running radio advertisements such as: "Would you hire a shoplifter to watch the cash register? Please don't deal with hackers."

The problem arose when Jukt Micronics was typed into some search engines, and no website was found; something peculiar for a "big-time software firm". The Software Publishers Association of America had no record of them. An official from the California Franchise Tax Board confirmed that Jukt Micronics had never paid any taxes. Further investigations revealed that Jukt Micronics was not listed under any of California's 15 area codes. Sarah Gilmer from the office of the California Secretary of State said there was no record of the company, as a corporation, a limited liability, or a limited partnership. Even Jukt Micronics' phone number turned out to be a cell phone. Not a single law enforcement official in Nevada could verify the existence of any radio announcements concerning hackers. "I know nothing about a public service announcement radio campaign on hackers," said Bob Harmon, Public Information Officer for the Nevada State Attorney General's Office.

In fact there was no such person as Joe Hiert or Ian Restil and nothing in the story could be verified. The whole article was a complete and utter hoax committed by 25-year-old Stephen Glass, an associate editor of The New Republic (TNR), a news publication of some esteem. The truth came to light when Adam Penenberg, a journalist for Forbes Digital, presented his full findings to Charles Lane, the editor of TNR, who at that time was unaware of any questions regarding the story. Lane then conducted his own investigations. Two days later, Lane issued a press release announcing that he had fired Associate Editor Stephen Glass. Lane admitted that the story contained fabricated characters and situations. TNR took these steps only after Penenberg had informed the magazine that he was going to publish a story that proved "Hack Heaven" was a sham from top to bottom. According to Lane, Glass enlisted the aid of his brother and used the latter's cell phone as the phone number for "Jukt Micronics". In addition, Glass created a fake corporate website for "Jukt Micronics" on America Online, as well as phony voice and e-mail accounts for all his sources. Charles Lane admits that there are serious questions about other pieces Glass has written for the magazine. "On Saturday morning, I confronted Glass in the office and he confessed," Lane said. TNR later determined that 27 of the 41 stories written by Glass for the magazine contained fabricated material. Glass, now a lawyer, has since received a six-figure sum for his "biographical novel" The Fabulist, and a movie detailing his experiences, titled Shattered Glass, was released in 2003, starring Hayden Christensen.

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