Audio in iMovie is silent when I select parts of a clip

I figured out how to turn on the audio for scrubbing in iMovie, and it worked, but it is still silent if I'm highlighting part of a clip to select it. I use iMovie all the time and in the past it has never done this. Any ideas of how to fix it?

Further to Karsten's advice, position the skimmer (or the playhead) within the clip where you want to start your selection. Now click and hold down the mouse button (or trackpad). As you do this you will firstly see that the whole clip is highlighted with a thin yellow border. While still holding down on the click, you will then see a wider yellow vertical line on the clip, being the start point - drag this to mark your selection. Release the mouse button (or trackpad) once you've reached the end point of your selection.
If you wish to delete the segment that you've highlighted, just press the Delete key on the keyboard. Otherwise perform whatever other actions are available from the Modify menu item.
The key is to not release the mouse button after clicking on the clip. The selection border will appear within a millisecond after clicking and holding.
John
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