That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn't bothered by his loudness ______ by his lack of talent.[2004]
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：not．．．so much．．．as引导一个否定性比较结构，表示“与其……不如……”的意思，其中的much是副词，表示程度。因此本题应该选择A。