Removing gray background from text

I have copied a text interspersed with black outlined on a homogeneous gray background. All is in black and 'white'.
Is there a way to remove the gray background? I would like to print the text and the outlines on white.

Just a bit of amplification.
When you open your file, you will see that the background layer is a locked layer. Drag the padlock icon to the trash bin to unlock it - it will then be Layer 0. Now use the magic wand tool.

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