Fill in the blank with most appropriate word.

The old building was ______ by the authorities.

pulled down

The most appropriate word to fill in the blank is pulled down.

The word pulled down means to demolish or destroy a building. In this case, the sentence is saying that the old building was demolished by the authorities. The other words in the options do not have the same meaning.

• Pulled through means to survive or recover from a difficult situation.
• Pulled up means to move something upwards.
• Pulled off means to achieve or complete something successfully.