The diagram illustrates the number of shops in the situation of close and open in one country from 2011 to 2018.

The main

trend

of shop closures is about a slit drop. The

amount

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of closed

shops

went down from around 6,500 in 2011 to 5,000 in 2018.

While

the years from 2012 to 2013 saw a rise in the

number

of

shops

to over 7,000 in 2013, which was followed by a little decline in 2014. After that, the

trend

demonstrates a dramatic drop in the

number

of

shops

to 1,000.

Therefore

, it rose again to approximately 5,000 in 2016.

Then

there was a minimised fluctuation in the remaining two years of the period. When it comes to the new

shops

, it shows the same

trend

as the former ones. The amount of shop openings dropped from about 8,500 in 2011 to 3,000 in 2018. The

number

of

shops

opened decreased dramatically from 2011 to 2012,

then

rose again in the next two years to a little over 6,000. It

then

reduced again to about 4000 in the year 2015. The

number

remained unchanged in 2016 and it increased a little bit in 2017 and

then

declined to 3,000 in 2018.

Overall

, the

number

of shop closures and openings both witnessed a downward

trend

. The

number

of

shops

closed was generally greater than the

number

of

shops

opened. Some people believe teenagers should focus on all subjects equally,

whereas

other people think that they should concentrate only on those subjects that they find interesting. Discuss both views and give your opinion.