Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

France’s polity, traditionally dominated by the center-right Conservatives and center-left Socialists, has ___(1)___ structural changes. As the old consensus collapsed, Mr. Macron, a liberal populist, ___(2)___ as the guardian of the status quo. With pro-market economic policies and social liberalism, he projected himself as an ___(3)___ to the emerging new left and far-right parties. Though it helped him win back-to-back presidential elections, he could not calm rising ___(4)___, which has finally hit his own party. The next five years will be harder for him than his ___(5)___ term. He will have to stitch an ___(6)___ with the conservatives or win support from the left to drive his legislative agenda. What makes matters worse is a relentless cost-of-living ___(7)___ that has shaken western economies. France has managed to ___(8)___ fuel and electricity prices, for now, with a cap, but consumer price inflation has hit record levels. With a ___(9)___ energy crisis in the wake of Russia’s Ukraine invasion, France, dependent on energy imports, is facing added pressure. This explains Mr. Macron’s guarded approach toward the conflict. Unlike the U.K., the U.S., or eastern European countries, he has repeatedly called for ending the war through talks. Unless the war ends, he cannot ___(10)___ the inflationary pressure effectively. And unless he tackles the cost-of-living crisis, he cannot stop the new left and the far-right from eating into his support base.