Now do this put-the-text-back-together activity.
This is the text (if you need help).
France is coming under attack from a tiny menace – the bedbug. Many videos have been posted on social media with footage of the bugs crawling around in trains on the Paris metro. Sightings have also been reported in cinemas, museums, and even at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport. Emmanuel Gregoire, the deputy mayor of Paris, admitted there was a proliferation of the minute creatures. He reassured people by saying his government was taking action to deal with the "widespread" rise in bedbugs. He also said: "You have to understand that in reality, no one is safe. Obviously, there are risk factors, but, you can catch bedbugs anywhere in the world and bring them home."
France's bedbug problem is not new. Three years ago, the government launched an anti-bedbug campaign to reduce the incidences of infestations in cities. However, despite introducing several measures, the numbers of the blood-sucking insects have surged. A new initiative is being introduced to cut bug populations, ahead of the Paris Olympics in 2024. This includes hiring fumigation companies to help exterminate the bugs. Mr Gregoire said: "There is no threat to the Olympic Games." He said: "Bedbugs existed before and they will exist afterwards." A sanitation expert agreed. She said the problem was, "an emerging phenomenon…almost everywhere in the world".
- What does the writer call bedbugs in the first sentence?
- What transport hub have bedbugs been spotted at?
- Who said there was a proliferation of bedbugs?
- Who did Paris' deputy mayor say was safe from bedbugs?
- Where did Paris' deputy mayor say you could catch bedbugs?
- When did France's government launch an anti-bedbug campaign?
- What does the article say bedbugs suck?
- What kind of companies will help to exterminate the bedbugs?
- What did Paris' deputy mayor say bedbugs would not affect?
- Who said bedbugs were an emerging phenomenon worldwide?
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