As used in the third sentence of the second paragraph, the word "utter" means ______.

A．buying a false degree is not moral
B．personnel officers only consider applicants from famous schools
C．most people lie on applications because they were dismissed from school
D．society should be greatly responsible for lying on applications

A．employers are checking more closely on applicants now
B．lying about college degrees has become a widespread problem
C．college degrees can now be purchased easily
D．employers are no longer interested in college degrees