--Do you know when the Chinese custom_________ from? --It"s hard to say. But its

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--Do you know when the Chinese custom_________ from?
--It"s hard to say. But its characteristics__________ the Tang Period.

A．began; prove

B．started; show

C．dates; suggest

D．is; appear

答案

C

解析

试题分析：考查动词短语和动词辨析。date from追溯到；prove证明；show显示；suggest暗示，表明；appear出现。句意：--你知道中国风俗习惯可以追溯到什么时候吗？--这很难说。但是，它的特征暗示唐朝。A、B的时态不正确，故选C。