【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[理由] 本句测试下列固定结构：
Word has it that... 谣传……；据说……
=Rumor has it that...
=It is said that...
[例] Word has it that Mr Johnson is going to take over the company.
(谣传约翰逊先生即将接管这家公司。)
*word在上述结构中，表“谣言”，为不可数名词，之前不得加任何冠词。
根据上述，(D)应为正选。