業精於勤，事立於豫

      It was kind of unsettling to people who had expected old politics. Emmanuel Macron, who had never __26__ any elected office before, became president of France in May 2017. At 39, Macron is the youngest man ever to be elected to France’s highest office. __27__ this, he also announced his candidacy and new political party only six months before the election. The party is called En Marche!, which __28__ to mean onwards and forwards, and had not existed before Macron’s run for office.
      After Macron was elected president of France, his party swept the legislative elections. En Marche! won more than 43% of the __29__ and 301 out of 577 seats in the National Assembly. Even though the French economy has weakened for years, Macron now has a significant mandate to make the changes he wants to make. __30__ a former businessman, Macron will hopefully restore the greatness of France on the international stage.

文意解釋：

It was kind of unsettling to people who had expected old politics. (對那些期望舊政治的人來說，這是一種令人不安的現象。)

Emmanuel Macron, who had never __26__ any elected office before, became president of France in May 2017. (Emmanuel Macron，以前從未擔任過任何一個民選的官職，在2017年5月成為法國總統。)

26. (A) held 擔任 (B) made 做 (C) done 做 (D) come 來

【elected office 民選的服務機關】

At 39, Macron is the youngest man ever to be elected to France's highest office. (在39歲的時候，Macron是有史以來被選為法國最高職位的最年輕的人。)

__27__ this, he also announced his candidacy and new political party only six months before the election. (除此之外，他還在選舉前六個月才宣布他的候選資格和(創立)新的政黨。)

27. (A) In spite of 儘管... (B) In addition to 除...之外 (C) In front of 在...之前 (D) In contrast to 相比...之下

The party is called En Marche!, which __28__ to mean onwards and forwards, and had not existed before Macron's run for office. (這個政黨被稱為「En Marche!(恩馬爾凱！)」，(這翻譯)意味著向上和前進，且在Macron競選前(這個團體)並不存在。)

28. (A)transplants 移植 (B) transforms 變換 (C)transports 傳輸 (D) translates 翻譯

After Macron was elected president of France, his party swept the legislative elections. (Macron當選法國總統後，他的政黨席捲了議會選舉。)

En Marche! won more than 43% of the __29__ and 301 out of 577 seats in the National Assembly. (恩馬爾凱！在國民議會中贏得了超過43％的選票和577個席位中的301席。)

29. (A) case 案例 (B) fund 基金 (C) vote 選票 (D) goal 目標

Even though the French economy has weakened for years, Macron now has a significant mandate to make the changes he wants to make. (儘管法國經濟多年來一直衰弱，但Macron現在擁有一個重要的統治去作他想去完成的改變。)

__30__ a former businessman, Macron will hopefully restore the greatness of France on the international stage. (作為一名前商人，Macron希望在國際舞台上恢復法國的偉大。)

30. (A) As 作為 (B) By 藉由 (C) From 從... (D) To 朝向....

* significant mandate 重大的授權

* individual mandate 個人強制保險