No audio track when I drag an MPG file into iMovie 6

I'm trying to basically create a movie of my kid's Winter Guard home show, and when I dragged the MPG of her performance into iMovie, I get the video but no audio. I have all three boxes checked on the bottom right corner, what can I do? Thanks for your help.

Yes. iMovie does not work with muxed MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 clips
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42996
How can I edit MPEG or convert DVD or MPEG to DV
http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/%7Eshmhav/SVCDon_a_Macintosh.html#edit_convertMPEG
Using MPEG or DVD footage
http://www.danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
MPEG Streamclip
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
MPEG-2 Playback
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
Sue

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