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Tourists can do [silliest / silly] things when they want a selfie. One tourist in Italy [damaged / damages] a valuable painting after he asked his girlfriend to take a photo of [he / him] . The man was visiting the world-famous Uffizi Gallery in Florence, which is full of [priceless / pricey] paintings. He wanted a photo of himself in front of a portrait [by / on] the Italian painter Anton Domenico Gabbiani, who died in 1726. The man [found / lost] his balance and fell backwards. When he tried to stop himself from [fallen / falling] , he put his hand through the bottom of the painting. Museum [staff / stuff] reported him to the police [for / to] causing damage to the priceless artwork. Experts are now repairing the painting. They say that [lucky / luckily] , there was not a lot of damage.

The tourist's careless action has [angered / angry] many people in Italy. Simone Verde, the director of the Uffizi Gallery, told [the / a] UK's "Telegraph" newspaper that selfies are [becoming / become] a headache. He said: "The problem of visitors coming to museums [for / to] create memes or take selfies for social media is now out [of / in] control. We put in place very precise rules to try to stop behaviour that is [so / not] compatible with respect for our cultural [charity / heritage] ." Vanessa Carlon, director of Italy's Palazzo Maffei Museum, commented on a [similarity / similar] incident that happened in her gallery. She said: "Sometimes we lose our [brains / minds] to take a picture, and we don't [think / thinking] about the consequences."