Confined by Someone Else's Rules

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1What makes the crates encroach on the passage?A. They remain entirely within the agreed storage area without affecting the passage.B. They are counted once and then removed without occupying any additional space.C. They have different colors, which alone violates every resident's rights.D. They gradually intrude beyond their allotted space into an area others are entitled to use.

2To shut herself away in the records room for the whole winter would be to _____ herself there.A. releaseB. displayC. introduceD. immure

3Which feature makes the admission ritual degrading?A. It allows an applicant to ask a practical question privately.B. It provides ordinary information about opening hours.C. It imposes public humiliation that diminishes the applicants' dignity.D. It asks for a name on a clear sign-in sheet without humiliating anyone.

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