12. The mad man was put in the soft-padded cell lest he ______________(傷害自己).
    13.Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was_______________(忙著準備) 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___________________________ (本來不必從銀行借錢的)
    16．By the time you get to New York, I____________(已經(jīng)動身去) London.
    17. Buying clothes______________________(是一件很耗時的工作), 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______________(克服了這種心理).
    20. Please don’t stand in the kitchen, you’re________________（擋路了）.
    21．There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone ____________(打擾我) that evening.
    22._____________________(正是由于她太沒有經(jīng)驗) that she does not know how to deal with the situation.
    參考答案:
    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