Selection Tools, Click and drag to select option

Hi! I would really appreciate some help with AI. Im working on a Mac book pro.
I have previously been working on CorelDraw and have now moved over to AI again.
I dont understand why I cant Click and drag my selection tool over certain objects and then select those objects. When I click and drag the selection tool or any other selection tool, it selects EVERYTHING on the page. I just want to click, drag and select the objects that I want to group together. Is there some sort of setting where I can do this?? I have watched tutorials about the selection tools. The tutorials show that this is possible but for some reason mine isnt doing it...
I hope this makes sense, please please can someone assist me.
Thank you!

valentevn,
This may be relevant to the strangenesses that you encounter.
The following is a general list of things you may try when the issue is not in a specific file (you may have tried/done some of them already); 1) and 2) are the easy ones for temporary strangenesses, and 3) and 4) are specifically aimed at possibly corrupt preferences); 5) is a list in itself, and 6) is the last resort.
1) Close down Illy and open again;
2) Restart the computer (you may do that up to 3 times);
3) Close down Illy and press Ctrl+Alt+Shift/Cmd+Option+Shift during startup (easy but irreversible);
4) Move the folder (follow the link with that name) with Illy closed (more tedious but also more thorough and reversible);
5) Look through and try out the relevant among the Other options (follow the link with that name, Item 7) is a list of usual suspects among other applications that may disturb and confuse Illy, Item 15) applies to CC, CS6, and maybe CS5);
Even more seriously, you may:
6) Uninstall, run the Cleaner Tool (if you have CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6/CC), and reinstall.
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html

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