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3．On New Year's Eve，__________ people went to Shanghai Bund．Unluckily，thirty-six of them died and many people were hurt．（ ）| A． | thousand of | B． | thirty thousands | ||
| C． | thousands of | D． | thirty thousand of |
分析 在新年前夕，数以万计的人们涌向上海外滩．不幸的是，36个人死亡，还有许多人受伤．
解答 答案：C．thousand"千"的用法是：如果前面有具体的数字，就不能用复数，也不能加of，故排除BD；如果没有具体数字，就要用复数，并跟of，应排除A．故选C．
点评 本题就是要考查对thousand一类词的掌握情况，这样的词还有hundred、million、billion等．
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