问题
选择题
After the Asian Games, ______ people came to Guangzhou for a visit during holidays.
A．thousand
B．thousands of
C．five
thousands
D．five thousands of
答案
B
本题考查数词thousand的用法。当thousand与具体的数字连用时，习惯上用单数，而且其后也不接of; 当thousand不与具体数字连用，而是表示不确定的泛指数时，则不仅要用复数，而且要后接of,然后才能接名词。故选B。