> but that will still parse level 2 pages which is
> what I do not want.

Sorry (found your post a bit ambiguous).  Yes those rules would allow "level
2" to be downloaded.  It really depends on how the site is structured, which
is a little hard to determine from your post.

Try reading the help page about filters:
<http://httrack.kauler.com/help/Filters>

If the site uses proper folder structure as levels, then something like this
might work (just depends on the site's URLs):

-www.site.com/*/*
+www.site.com/level1/*