John is up to his eyes in work at the moment. The underlined part means______. (2011-69)

A、 very excited
B、 very busy
C、 very tired
D、 very efficient

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：up to one’s／the eyes in sth．尤指“(工作)非常忙”。句意为“约翰现在工作忙得不可开交”，如：For the next week I shall be up to the eyes in marking examinationpapers．下周我将忙于批阅考卷。