The tone of the passage is______.

A．meaningless grades and honours
B．a lack of distinction between right and wrong
C．a meaningful difference between the outstanding students and the average students
D．a determination to make students more competitive in job hunting

A．the finagle factor exerts its influence not only on scientific research but also on industrial manufacture
B．apart from scientists, manufacturers may also employ finagle factor to their advantage
C．the finagle factor cannot suggest that scientists were dishonest
D．controversy may result from the finagle factor