In fact, it is not 22 simple as that.
答案：(D) quite
【句型】not quite as...as 字詞搭配「不完全像……那樣」；as（不能重複使用在這個位置）、too（太）、still（仍然）都不合這個 as...as 結構。
本題大考中心未公布逐題答對率，以下不談數據，只談觀念。
四個選項擺進 not ___ simple as that 都唸得出來，而空格前面就有一個 not、後面又有 as，很容易被 as 這個選項迷惑——想說「as ... as 不是要兩個 as 嗎」。
先看整句的骨幹：it is not ___ simple as that。句尾已經有一個 as that，加上 simple 這個形容詞，可見這是 as ... as 的比較結構，而且被 not 否定了。空格夾在 not 與 simple 之間，要填的是加強否定程度的副詞，固定說法是 not quite as ... as（沒有那麼……）。整句是「事實上，事情沒有那麼單純」。quite 在肯定句裡是「相當」，但擺在 not 後面時意思會變成「不完全、沒那麼」——not quite ready（還沒完全準備好）、not quite right（不太對）。順便記一下同一個位置還可以放什麼：not nearly as ... as（遠不及）、not half as ... as（連一半都不到）。85 年第 27 題考的是最單純的 not as good as，本題只是在中間多加了一個修飾詞。
as：as ... as 的第一個 as 已經被空格前的結構取代了，再填一個 as 會變成 not as simple as that——這個說法本身沒錯，但那樣空格就不需要存在了；題目既然挖了空，要的就是中間那個修飾詞。too（太）：too ... as 不成結構，too 要配 to（too ... to V）。still（仍然）：表時間的延續，與比較無關。
not quite as … as（沒有那麼……）、not nearly as … as（遠不及）、not quite ready（還沒完全準備好）、in fact（事實上）、be simple（單純的）、select an ideal college（挑選理想的大學）。
Now that you are planning to go to college, how can you select an ideal college for yourself? 21 its reputation or the test scores it requires for admission? In fact, it is not 22 simple as that. College education is far more complicated than 23 the reputation of a college or the test scores it requires. In addition to these two factors, you should also have 24 important information. Finding out which college suits you involves time and energy, but 25 more than those you might spend on buying a motorcycle or a computer.
Here are some tips 26 choosing an ideal one from a number of colleges.
Visit the websites of these colleges and find out which college has departments 27 courses that interest you or will help you prepare for your future career.
Are the professors in the departments you plan to 28 into experts in their own fields?
Do the colleges allow you to participate in activities 29 will help you develop yourself intellectually and emotionally?
I hope the 30 advice is helpful to you in selecting the right college.