Phrasal verbs

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Test No. incompl/inter-1 "Applying for that Job", question 7

You should have ......... those shares when they were cheap.

(a) taken out
(b) sold off
(c) bought up
(d) taken over

Test No. incompl/inter-1 "Applying for that Job", answer 7

You should have bought up those shares when they were cheap.

Correct answer: (c) bought up
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Actually it is very hard for me to use such words / verbs in sentences.
Would you please direct me?!

with many thanks.

[Torsten]

Well,

There are a number of things you can do to improve your knowledge of phrasal verbs. Have you read Alan Townend's short stories containing expressions with phrasal verbs yet? Please, follow these links:
http://www.english-test.net/lessons/5/index.html
http://www.english-test.net/lessons/24/index.html
http://www.english-test.net/lessons/7/index.html

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