Using the process of elimination, you can see that B is pretty much the only answer that makes sense. Answer A is not the answer because if you are learning new words, it does not really improve spelling skills. C also is not the answer because building your vocabulary does not give you much knowledge about decoding anything. Answer D is also not correct. Building your vocabulary does not help you sound out words. B is correct; learning new vocabulary teaches you more descriptive ways of saying things, which can definitely help express yourself better.
"Ri-'flekt" is a word written in a phonetic alphabet. The phonetic alphabet was created by a group of English and French academics who wanted to facilitate the identification of the correct pronunciation of words in any language. So they used a series of letters and symbols that signaled the phonetic sounds of the word to people. Currently the phonetic alphabet is used worldwide and an example of its use is the word "ri-'flekt" which identifies the pronunciation of the word "Reflect"
A metaphor, liquid sun is a metaphor to descibe the hair. Golden, radiant, full of light. Used in context "hair like liquid skin", can also be a similie.