We were told that the stone figure _______ back to the 16th century was of great value.A. datedB. datingC. comingD. kept

本题考查非谓语动词。题干中“the stone figure _______ back to the 16th century”是一个定语从句，修饰先行词“the stone figure”。根据句意，定语从句中的谓语动词“date back to”意为“追溯到”，表示“the stone figure”与“date back to”之间是主动关系，因此使用现在分词形式“dating”作定语。