问题
选择题
The earthquake killed __________ and animals.
A．thousands of people
B．thousand people
C．thousand of people
D．thousands of peoples
答案
答案：A
考查数词的用法。数词hundred/thousand/million等的复数形式表示虚数，复数形式常和of连用，意为“成百上千”、“成千上万”。people指人时单复数同形；peoples指“民族”。句意“那次地震夺走了成千上万人和动物的生命。”故选A。