delve()
A. give oneself up
B. clasp carefully
C. search carefully and deeply
D. look down upon
recess()
A. accepted quantity
B. the act of receiving
C. secluded place
D. secrete news
anecdote()
A. a short amusing story
B. long tedious talk
C. uninteresting writing
D. exciting information
Before the liberation, elders in a clan could do the following but NOT____()
A. restrict the behavior of its members
B. deal with the disputes
C. treat everyone equally
D. decide on events and affairs