1. ann’s hair was dirty. now it is clean. (wash) ……………… 2. tom was 80 kilograms. now he weidhs 70. (lose weight) …………………………………………….. 3.the car has just stopped because there isn't any more petrol in the lank.(run out of 4. yesterday bill was playing football. now he can’t walk and his leg is in plaster. (break) ………………………………………………………………………

1. ann has washed her hair. 2. tom has lost weight. 3. the car has run out of petrol. 4. he has broken his leg.

Baobab - a kind of tree.  baobab - one of the thickest tree in the world.  the average circumference of the barrel in the baobab is 9-10 meters, with the height of the tree is in the range of 18-25 meters and the diameter of the crown reaches 40.from october to december baobab blossoms.  flowers in the baobab large, white with five petals.  they are disclosed in the late afternoon and last only one night.  in the morning the flowers wither, acquiring an unpleasant putrid odor, and fall off.following the developing fetus, which resemble cucumbers coated with a thick hairy skin.  inside the fruit are filled with pulp with black seeds.  the fruits are edible.because of addiction to them baobab monkey called "monkey bread tree."the average life expectancy of baobab "only" 1,000 years.local residents have been used almost every part of the baobab.  from its rough bark produce fiber for the manufacture of fishing nets, ropes and fabrics.  from the ashes of the bark of baobab are quite effective medicine against colds, fevers, dysentery, heart disease, asthma, toothache, insect bites.young leaves are added to salads, used as dry spices.  young shoots are boiled like asparagus.flower dust used to make glue.baobab - a treat for elephants.  african giants eat them almost entirely, not just the leaves and branches, and trunk. the oldest baobab 6,000 years    

as fresh as a cucumber, свежий, как огурец,

as strong as horse, сильный, как лошадь,

as cool as daisy,   прекрасная, как маргаритка,

as deaf as a post, глухой, как пень,

as blind as a bat, слепой, как летучая мышь,

as clear as crystall, прозрачный, как кристалл,

as sly as fox, хитрый, как лиса,

as slow as tortoise, медленный, как черепаха,

as sweet as honey, сладкий, как мёд.

as mad as hare? безумный, как заяц ( вообще, фраза звучит as mad as march hare - безумный, как мартовский заяц)