答案：Kindness　

　　C

　　As is known to us, the year 2016 has one extra day in it－February, 29th. This is because it's

　　__1__

　　we call “a leap year”. Every four years, the year has 366 days in

　　__2__ instead of 365.

　　It is called a leap year because hundreds of years ago in England, the extra day wasn't

　　__3__

　　(legal) recognized. There is a well­known tradition in the UK

　　__4__

　　(associate) with February 29th, introduced many centuries ago.

　　Women are allowed to break with tradition and propose(求婚) to their boyfriends on this day. This all started back in the

　　__5__ (five) century, when a famous Irish saint made a

　　__6__ (complain)

　　that women had to wait too long for men to propose.

　　According to the legend,

　　Saint Patrick said any female dreaming of a proposal could ask her boyfriend to marry her on this additional day in February. This so­called tradition

　　__7__

　　(write)

　　in law in the thirteenth century.

　　Scotland passed a law allowing women to propose to men in a leap year. It was said that if the men refused, they had to pay a fine!

　　Now in 2016, there are calls

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