Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

In all cases, we have to ______ the facts from the various reports and documents.

Distil

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is distill.

The word "distill" means to extract the essential elements from something. In this context, it means to extract the facts from the various reports and documents. The other options are not as appropriate.

• Instil means to impart or inculcate (an idea, attitude, or habit). This does not make sense in the context of the sentence because we are not trying to impart the facts to the reports and documents, we are trying to extract them.
• Repel means to drive away or fend off. This does not make sense in the context of the sentence because we are not trying to drive away the facts, we are trying to extract them.
• Standstill means a state of inactivity or stagnation. This does not make sense in the context of the sentence because we are not trying to create a state of inactivity, we are trying to extract the facts.