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] 常用句型。
[解析] 本题测试比较级用法。首先排除A、C两项，因为它们构不成比较级的正确形式。而该题的开头句子限定了对D项的选择，因为作者更想说明的是his lack of talent(缺乏才能)。