The correct answer is A. While C might be valied, you should consider that interstates not only connect cities from the east to the west, but also from the south to the north and viceversa. The reason why A is the correct one is because interstates were supposed to make easier the transportation of workers and goods, and that would benefit both large cities commercially
The recording misses opportunities to use sound effects instead of stage directions: Stage instructions are not important in an audio recording, since the movement of the actors will not be seen. For this, recording should display sound effects in place of the instructions to improve the listener's understanding.
The recording follows the original text instead of reinterpreting it: The recording follows the text to the letter, to let the quality of writing is followed with quality.