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I was hoping someone else would do the homework first. But here is the best I can do:

A: Thank god my leg is now better.
B: Why? Did you hurt yourself?
A: Yes. I hurt myself and I took two days rest.

A little guesswork, especially the last sentence between "yes" and "two days rest".

That is pretty close, lets's see who can challenge you in that

I just wanted to try the Home work and see if I am right.

1. Alhamdulillah! My leg is now better.
2. Why? Did you hurt it?
3. Yes. My ankle was hurting and it took two days to rest.

Oh, good job Quest, It is right, just the bit that you say (it took two days to rest), this one was (أخذتُ يومين من الراحة) which is (I took two days). But hey, still well done.

Thanks again guys for a useful lesson. Probably 'much better' is closer than 'far better' (although the meaning is the same) in English for أفضل بكثير

I've noticed that eg too many (or hot etc) and very many are commonly not distinguished in Arabic (which has created some confusion for me in the past) although have found there are ways of expressing the 'more than ideal/required/desired' = 'too' notion eg أكثر من اللازم and wondered whether qaleel or aql can be used for 'less than required'?