Lesson 3 Listening Comprehension Blank-filling Passage One On January fifteenth, US Airways flight fifteen forty-nine was leaving La Guardia airport near New York City. Everything seemed normal and the weather was good that day. But as the 1 climbed to about 2 in the air, something happened. Captain Chesley Sullenberger reported that both of his plane's engines had 3 . The engines soon 4 . The plane was unable to 5 to the airport. So Captain Sullenberger made a quick decision to land the plane on the 6 of the nearby Hudson River. The emergency landing was 7 perfectly. Captain Sullenberger's actions saved the lives of one hundred fifty-five passengers and crew. But the 8 brought attention to a real and growing threat to 9 . Bird strikes happen all over the world. And they are not 10 . Bird Strike Committee USA says bird strikes cause about 600 million dollars in damage to American 11 and 12 aviation each year. The group says fifty-six thousand incidents were reported to the F.A.A. between 1999 and 2004. More than 7,600 bird and other 13 were reported for civilian aircraft in two thousand seven. But studies show only about 14 of bird strikes to civilian aircraft are reported. These incidents can be 15 . The organization says wildlife strikes have led to the deaths of 219 people around the world since 1988.