Passage 3 Change your Life In his early forties, Peter Van was a successful stockbroker at the London Stock Exchange, with the typical rewards of success: a large beautiful home and a very healthy bank account. But Peter worked long hours, and he saw little of his home and family. He enjoyed his job, yes, but he was never there to see his children growing up. Then last year, the firm he worked for went bankrupt, and unexpectedly, Peter had the opportunity to do something different. So Peter and his family sold their house in London, and moved to the countryside. They bought a smaller house with some land. Today, Peter is more relaxed. He spends time with his children, and he has seen them change into healthy happy kids. He has started working on his land, growing fruit and vegetable. He still trades in shares, but only his own. He and his family have a modest, but comfortable life. Husband and wife Rob and Manda Brent are teachers, but they have both resigned from their jobs, and neither of them plans to return to the school where they worked in Birmingham’s city center. Now they live in Italy, where they have bought a farmhouse in the Tuscan hills. “We’ve never had our own accommodation,” said Rob. “We’ve never had our own business before, so it’ll be quite a challenge. Plus we have borrowed a lot of money from the bank to get started.” “In this first three-month period, we’re settling in and reorganizing the farmhouse,” said Manda, ”Then we’ll open our doors to guests.” Bed and breakfast will not be the only source of income, though. The farm has got olive trees and all the equipment for producing olive oil. It sounds as though Rob and Manda will be very busy. We wish them the very best of luck!
How old was Peter when he moved to the countryside()
A.39
B.40
C.between 41 and 45
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