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

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

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] “not so much…as”或“not…so much as”“与其说……不如说；与其说……毋宁说”。如：He isn"t so much ill as depressed (=He"s depressed rather than ill). rather than“而不是……”，用在肯定句中。