单选题 The trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn"t bothered by his loudness ______ by his lack of talent.

A、 than
B、 more than
C、 as
D、 so much as

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 本句的意思是：这个号手的演奏声音无疑太吵，但是我更不能容忍的是他糟糕的演奏水平。常用比较结构用法题：分析句意可知此处是同级比较，因此首先排除A、C两项。根据句意作者想说的是his lack of talent(缺乏才能)更bother，因此选D，not…so much as…意为“不如……”。