PART A: Which of the following identifies the author's main purpose in the final section "Why is the News Sometimes Controversial"?
A. to provide readers with the pros and cons of news media and the best way to
acquire truthful information
B.
to encourage readers to not accept the information that news outlets provide
them and seek answers on their own
to provide readers with the process required to publish an article to reassure
them of the accuracy of the news media
D. to discourage readers from paying attention to the news and believing the
information that it claims to be true

1. c- the tunnel project was worthwhile.

2. b- to inform about the value of the tunnel project

yes yes it does !

are there answer choices to this particular question?

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.