问题
选择题
---Can you say something about Wenchuan earthquake (汶川地震)?
---___________ people lost their lives in it.
A．Thousand
B．Thousands of
C．Three thousands
D．Three thousands of
答案
答案：B
数词表示确切的数量，量不可用复数形式，结构为数词+量+名词，表示不确定的数量结构为量的复数形式+of+名词，故本题只能选B,意思为成千上万。