56. (误) The sun sets toward the west. (正) The sun sets in the west.
(析) towards也可用作toward,它主要表达朝向某方向运动,但不一定到达,如:He ran
toward(s) the mountain.而在表示方位east, west, north, south 时,其前面要用in。要注意的是这4个词可以用作副词,如:I went south. 也可用作名词,如:I went to the south.也可用作形容词,如:I went to the south part
of China.