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Monthly active users of WeChat，a popular social networking App run by Internet Tencent Holdings Ltd, rose to 889 million last year，up 28 percent yearonyear，according to a report on Thursday.
The report said the number of active WeChat users last year helped directly drive 174.3 billion yuan of informationsector(信息产业) spending, an increase of 26.2 percent on the previous year.
The government has urged to expand consumption to create new sources(来源) of economic growth and to help drive industry upgrading.
The report added that the popular message App, which provides a wide range of services，created jobs for 18.81 million people in 2016, up 7.7 percent yearonyear.
It found that the percentage of older WeChat users was gradually increasing.Those aged over 55 using voice messages accounted for 22 percent of the total, while their average length of time spent on audio and video calling service reached 82 minutes，higher than other groups of users.
The report also found that WeChat has quickened the transmission(传送) of information, changed people’s paying habits because they only need to take their mobile phones when going out to shop，and created the channels with which people get information.
Ma Shicong，an analyst at Beijingbased Internet Consultancy Analysis, said：“WeChat has accumulated a large number of faithful users by providing various services，from instant messaging，information to mobile payments.WeChat helps make lives easier and more convenient.”
The report also showed the WeChat official accounts were favored by users，with 36.1 percent of them following or subscribing to accounts related to in news and information.
【解题导语】 这篇文章主要讲了越来越多的人开始使用微信，微信通过提供各种服务，赢得了许多忠实的用户。
1．What’s the desire of the government according to the text?
A．To expand consumption.
B．To create more jobs.
C．To support WeChat App.
D．To balance spending.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段可知政府希望扩大消费，故答案为A。
2．Who uses voice messages most frequently?
A．The youths. B．The analysts.
C．Shop owners. D．The aged.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第五段可知，上了年纪的人更频繁地使用语音信息。
3．How does WeChat win its faithful users?
A．By subscribing to the official accounts.
B．By creating mobile payments.
C．By offering varieties of services.
D．By sending in news and information.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Ma Shicong，an analyst at Beijingbased Internet Consultancy Analysis，said：‘WeChat has accumulated a large number of faithful users by providing various services，...’”可知，微信通过提供各种服务，赢得了许多忠实的用户。
