Rosetta Stone doesn't recognize my internal mic

I have a MacBook Pro (OS X 10.7.1) and I'm running Rosetta Stone Version 3, but it doesn't recognize my internal microphone at all. When I got to Audio Settings > Available Microphones, nothing shows up at all. How do I fix this?

Rosetta's response:
Vittal Prasad K: Thank you for contacting Rosetta Stone, my name is Vittal Prasad. How may I help you today?You: working with an iMac, the internal microphone will not work during setup
You: it is working fine on all other programs, and was working fine about a month ago with Rosetta
Vittal Prasad K: I understand your concern.
Vittal Prasad K: I have checked with our database and found that the program you own is Chinese level 1. Correct?You: yes
Vittal Prasad K: Thank you for confirming the information.
Vittal Prasad K: I would like to inform you that, it is recommended to use the USB headset to access the course. If you use an internet microphone then you will experience issues in speaking exercises.
You: we have had no issues until recently, was working fine and able to pass with 100% in speaking excercises
Vittal Prasad K: I understand that but as per the policy we are not authorized to assist learner who are using an internal microphone to access the course.
Vittal Prasad K: I apologize for the inconvenience caused.
You: really??? your software stopped working, and that's the response?

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