refactor select function

[annh3]

Currently the select function does not do what it says in the docstring, i.e. "traverse to the tree to find a node that has not been previously expanded (a node without children nodes)."

Instead it contains too many other functions folded in, such as calling expand.

Then, after this refactor, rewrite test_select.

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