单选题 Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A、 China was the first country to use coins in the history of human being.
B、 The coins were used in China more widely than European countries.
C、 All the Chinese coins, though different in shape, had the pierced hole.
D、 Bronze was the only ideal material used to make coins in the early time.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】根据第三段中的“Other shapes included keys or spades，but what they had in common was the pierced hole．”我们就可知正确答案为[C]。