12. The mad man was put in the soft-padded cell lest he ______________(伤害自己).
13.Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was_______________(忙着准备) her examination.
14. The ship’s generator broke down and the pumps____________________(不得不用手工操作) instead of mechanically.
15. Why didn’t you tell me you could me the money? I___________________________ (本来不必从银行借钱的)
16．By the time you get to New York, I____________(已经动身去) London.
17. Buying clothes______________________(是一件很耗时的工作), because those clothes that a person likes are rarely the ones that fit him or her.
18. It’s time_____________________(采取措施) about the traffic problem downtown.
19. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon______________(克服了这种心理).
20. Please don’t stand in the kitchen, you’re________________（挡路了）.
21．There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone ____________(打扰我) that evening.
22._____________________(正是由于她太没有经验) that she does not know how to deal with the situation.
参考答案:
12. injure himself
13. busy preparing for
14. had to be operated manually
15. needn’t have borrowed it from the bank.
16. shall have left for
17. is often a very time-consuming job
18. something was done/some measures were taken
19. overcame it/got over it
20. in the way
21. had interrupted me
22. it is because she is too inexperienced