问题补充：
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. thousands of people
B. thousand people
C. thousand of people
D. thousands of peoples
解析：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。
